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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test cost?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$7.94 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$9.33 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $41Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 47th of 51

$9.33

AK $39.81MD $8.91

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.