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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Michigan rates for HCPCS 86704

This blood test checks for an antibody the body makes in response to the core part of the hepatitis B virus. Its presence generally indicates a person has been exposed to hepatitis B at some point, whether the infection is current, past, or chronic.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$10.72 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$11.48 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $76Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.85

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in West Virginia than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Michigan· 36th of 51

$14.13

WV $77.62NV $10.96

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.