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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Mississippi 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 5 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$15.85$9.55 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$20.42 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $12 to $219Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $30professional $16

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
$12.02
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$23.99

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 11th of 51

$21.88

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.