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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Maine 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$5.75 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$11.48 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $95Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $14professional $7

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
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.18

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 46th of 51

$9.55

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.