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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

New Jersey 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$8.51$7.76 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$11.75 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $9 to $562Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$5$20$100$500facility $28professional $9

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
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.32
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,621.81
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$24.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.23

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 50th of 51

$9.33

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.