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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 October 2026.

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

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$13.18$8.32 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$13.18 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $263Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $22professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 15th of 51

$14.13

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.