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Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test

Rhode Island 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$7.41 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$12.88 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $12 to $38Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $13professional $9

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$17.78

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$11.22

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.