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Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 86706

This blood test checks for an antibody that shows either past hepatitis B infection with recovery, or immunity built up from the hepatitis B vaccine. A positive result generally means a person is protected against future hepatitis B infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test cost?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$20.42$10.72 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$20.42 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $15 to $204Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $8 to $69
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $46professional $20

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
$16.22
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$26.92
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$28.18

WV $75.86DC $8.13

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.