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Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Test

Vermont 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 5 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$9.55 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$83.18 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $18 to $186Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $123professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.84

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $9.77 · 50th 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.