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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 8 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$8.91 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$14.13 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $12 to $141Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $32
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $29professional $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
$13.80
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$24.55
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.30

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $13.80 · 31st 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.