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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$10.47$8.91 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$41.69 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $9 to $155Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $46
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $62professional $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
$8.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$45.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.78

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $11.48 · 46th 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.