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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

New Hampshire 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$8.32$7.24 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$20.89 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $14 to $65Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $41
$5$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $8

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
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$50.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.78
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 22nd of 51

$13.80

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.