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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 4 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$11.22$8.13 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$32.36 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $13 to $95Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $63professional $11

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
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$21.38

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $14.13 · 22nd 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.