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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Minnesota 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$11.75$10.96 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$11.75 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $12 to $85Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $33professional $12

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
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.30

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $11.75 · 42nd 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.