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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Connecticut 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.13$6.03 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$13.80 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $31Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50facility $17professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89
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
$4.79
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 33rd of 51

$11.22

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.