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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Delaware 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 4 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$9.77$9.33 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$12.30 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $138Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $13professional $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
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$21.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $13.18 · 38th 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.