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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 July 2026.

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

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$21.88$7.76 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$26.30 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $15 to $120Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $7 to $78
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $45professional $22

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
$23.44
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$23.44

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $27.54 · 4th 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.