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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Tennessee 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.76 to $16.60.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $44Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$10$20$50facility $22professional $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
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.98
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.14

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 44th of 51

$10.00

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.