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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 4 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$8.91 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$23.99 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $14 to $93Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $68professional $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
$35.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.44

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $14.45 · 23rd 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.