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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

West 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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 5 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$9.77$9.33 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$33.88 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $19 to $148Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$10$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $10

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
$19.05
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$151.36
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$77.62

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.