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Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test

South 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$11.22$8.32 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$48.98 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $17 to $417Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $117
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $100professional $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
$19.05
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.14

Where South 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. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 3rd of 51

$51.29

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.