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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$30.20$8.71 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$44.67 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $18 to $174Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $8 to $79
$10$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $30

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
$26.92
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$22.39
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$23.99

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$39.81

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.