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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

North Carolina 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 8 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$11.22$9.33 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$17.78 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $10 to $148Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $33
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $37professional $11

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
$10.47
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$33.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.80
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $16.60 · 17th 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.