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Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test

Virginia 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 8 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 $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$13.80 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $11 to $123Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $37professional $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
$13.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$8.32
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.22

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st of 51

$12.88

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.