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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 July 2026.

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

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$10.72$10.23 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$15.85 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $40Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $21professional $11

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
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.89

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $11.48 · 49th 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.