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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

South Carolina 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$12.02$12.02 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$30.90 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $14 to $112Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $48professional $12

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
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.45
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.95

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 15th of 51

$15.49

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.