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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

Vermont 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $178 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$9.33 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$178 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $19 to $209Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $178professional $14

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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.42
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$26.30

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 6th of 51

$20.42

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.