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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 October 2026.

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

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.47$8.32 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$13.49 to $18.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $18Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$5$10$20facility $13professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.95

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 22nd of 51

$13.49

AK $39.81MD $8.91

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.