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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

North Carolina 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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$9.55$7.94 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$9.55 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $50Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$20$50facility $13professional $10

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
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.85

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 47th of 51

$9.55

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.