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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 July 2026.

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

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$12.30$7.59 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$22.39 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $13 to $141Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $52
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $38professional $12

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
$13.49
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$33.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$34.67

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in West Virginia than in Tennessee. 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· 9th of 51

$21.88

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.