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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$7.08 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$14.13 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $32Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $12

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
$9.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$29.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.49
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$14.13

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.