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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$7.08 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$22.39 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $10 to $83Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $7

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
$17.38
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$23.44

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 18th of 51

$13.80

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.