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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 October 2026.

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

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$8.32$7.94 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$10.47 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $9 to $380Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5$20$100$500facility $26professional $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
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.99
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.59

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 49th of 51

$9.12

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.