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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 October 2026.

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

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$12.59 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$8.32 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $8 to $117Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $18

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
$8.32
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$19.05

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.