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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 July 2026.

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

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 6 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$9.33$9.12 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$28.84 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $11 to $126Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $29
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $89professional $9

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
$11.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$33.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $28.84 · 3rd 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.