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Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test

Nebraska 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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$6.46 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$16.22 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $12 to $129Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $40professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$42.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$21.38

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Vermont 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.

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$13.80

VT $89.13MD $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.