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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 October 2026.

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

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, 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 $21.88 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$7.08 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$12.30 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $62Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$10.96
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.75
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$75.86
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.41
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$11.75

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 36th 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.