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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Utah 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 6 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$10.96$10.72 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$42.66 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $17 to $81Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $68professional $11

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
$22.39
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$22.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$53.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.72
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.85
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.98

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 40th of 51

$12.02

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.