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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Tennessee 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.76 to $16.22.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $42Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $9

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
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.60
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.79

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 43rd of 51

$10.00

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.