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Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test

North Carolina 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$9.77$9.33 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$16.60 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $10 to $151Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $36professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.14
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $16.22 · 18th of 51
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.