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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 October 2026.

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

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 from a hospital or other facility.

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$8.13$6.92 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$10.72 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $10 to $91Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $8

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
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$79.43
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$31.62
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 31st of 51

$11.48

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.