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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Washington, DC 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 5 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$8.91$8.91 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$26.92 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $9 to $151Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $41
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $72professional $9

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
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$19.95

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $26.92 · 5th 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.