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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Kansas 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 6 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$10.23 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$18.62 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $100Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$0.1$1.0$10.0$100.0facility $28professional $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
$11.48
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.89

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $13.49 · 35th 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.