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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Florida 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 Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 8 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$10.23$9.77 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$26.30 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $11 to $162Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $45professional $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
$10.96
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$43.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.75
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$89.13
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.22
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.75

Where Florida 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.

Florida $13.18 · 36th 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.