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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$10.00$8.32 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$15.14 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $10 to $186Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $47professional $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
$9.55
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $11.48 · 48th 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.