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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Oregon 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$11.75 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$13.49 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $12 to $76Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $13

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
$14.45
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$47.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.45

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 12th of 51

$16.60

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.