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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Nebraska 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$7.24 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$18.20 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $13 to $112Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $7

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
$8.51
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$47.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$23.99

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 16th of 51

$14.79

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.