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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 86705

This blood test looks for a specific type of antibody that the body produces early in a hepatitis B infection, which helps identify a recent or active infection rather than one from long ago. It is often used together with other hepatitis B blood tests to clarify the timing and stage of infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test cost?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$26.30$11.75 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$10.23 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $135Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $78
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $12professional $26

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
$43.65
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.75
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$38.02
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$97.72

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $26.30 · 6th of 51
WV $56.23TN $11.22

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.