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Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test

Tennessee 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$9.55$8.13 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$26.92 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $9 to $170Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $68professional $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
$9.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.14

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $10.23 · 43rd 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.