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Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test

Montana 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 6 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$13.49$10.72 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$14.45 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $95Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $17
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $21professional $13

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
$29.51
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$61.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$15.14

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 20th of 51

$14.45

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.