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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

South Carolina 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$10.00 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$26.92 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $14 to $115Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$5$10$20$50$100facility $45professional $12

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
$9.12
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.86

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 13th of 51

$15.14

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.