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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$10.47$7.76 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$13.18 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $138Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $19professional $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
$10.47
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$43.65
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $13.18 · 37th 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.