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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

North Dakota 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$10.47 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$8.32 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $8 to $71Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $27
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $21professional $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
$8.32
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $14.13 · 29th 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.