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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Arkansas 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 7 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$13.80$9.33 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$15.85 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $123Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $20professional $14

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
$18.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.62
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.95

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $18.20 · 13th 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.