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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Montana 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 6 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$14.45$13.80 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$16.22 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $21professional $14

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
$31.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$69.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.98

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 19th of 51

$15.85

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.