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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

South Dakota 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 7 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$22.91$10.96 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$66.07 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $48 to $148Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $74
$10$20$50$100$200facility $71professional $23

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
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$74.13
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.98
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$33.11

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.