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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 8 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$10.72$9.12 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$16.60 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $12 to $162Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$10$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $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
$14.79
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$20.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.12
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.59

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st 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.