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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Michigan 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 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$11.22$8.91 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$11.22 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $66Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $14professional $11

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
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.40
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$85.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$3.47
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.24
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 32nd of 51

$11.22

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.