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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$10.96 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$16.22 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $16 to $52Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$12.02

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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· 13th of 51

$16.22

VT $87.10MD $9.12

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.