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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 July 2026.

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

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$15.49$11.75 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$18.20 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $12 to $123Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $8 to $78
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $29professional $15

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
$11.75
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$95.50
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$29.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.49
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$26.92
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $23.99 · 7th 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.