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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

New Hampshire 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.59$7.08 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$20.42 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $13 to $68Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $38
$5$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $8

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
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$48.98
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$17.38
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 20th of 51

$13.49

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.