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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Missouri 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 7 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$14.13$10.00 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$14.45 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $95Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $40
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $20professional $14

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
$11.48
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.85

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $19.95 · 11th 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.