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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 8 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$10.96$10.23 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$14.45 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $11 to $120Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $40professional $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
$39.81
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in West Virginia than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $15.49 · 21st of 51
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.