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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Rhode Island 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 4 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$12.59$9.12 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$36.31 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $15 to $120Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18
$10$20$50$100$200facility $69professional $13

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
$36.31
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.99

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 29th of 51

$14.45

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.