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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

South Dakota 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 7 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$11.48$10.47 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$21.88 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $13 to $93Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $91
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $52professional $11

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
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$91.20
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.78
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $14.13 · 30th 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.