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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$8.13$5.25 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$20.42 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $9 to $54Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $8

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
$8.91
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$45.71
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.00
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$2.40

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 23rd of 51

$13.18

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.