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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Mississippi 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 5 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$13.49$9.33 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$20.89 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $12 to $138Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $24
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $79professional $13

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
$12.59
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.32
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.99

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $21.38 · 10th 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.