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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Arizona 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$10.47$8.91 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$18.62 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $10 to $87Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $78
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $40professional $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
$16.98
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.75

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $14.13 · 27th 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.