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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

North Dakota 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$14.45$10.96 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$66.07 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $11 to $76Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $69
$10$20$50$100$200facility $71professional $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
$11.22
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 30th of 51

$14.45

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.