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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Montana 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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$13.49$10.72 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$15.85 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $15 to $155Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $78
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $35professional $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
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$67.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana $15.85 · 19th 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.