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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

New Mexico 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$7.41 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$18.62 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $11 to $112Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $10

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
$9.12
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
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
$7.08
Typical High
$7.41

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 38th of 51

$10.96

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.