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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 July 2026.

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

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 5 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$11.75$8.91 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$91.20 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $12 to $209Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $126professional $12

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$31.62

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $11.75 · 45th 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.