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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

New Mexico 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$7.08 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$18.20 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $10 to $107Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $10

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
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
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
$6.92
Typical High
$7.24

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 29th of 51

$11.75

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.