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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 7 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$10.23$8.91 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$22.91 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $13 to $162Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $42professional $10

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
$14.45
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.13
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$33.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$13.18
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $15.49 · 20th 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.