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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 July 2026.

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

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 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 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$10.00$8.91 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$18.62 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $11 to $132Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $14
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $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
$8.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$24.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.96

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $12.30 · 40th 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.