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Hepatitis B Core Antibody, IgM Blood Test

West 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$9.33$8.91 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$38.02 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $29 to $145Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $12
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $66professional $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
$28.84
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$79.43
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where West 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.

West Virginia $56.23 · 1st 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.