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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 October 2026.

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

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$7.08 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$11.75 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $58Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $25professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$79.43
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$79.43
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 37th of 51

$10.96

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.