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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86709

This blood test looks for a specific type of antibody the immune system produces during a recent or active hepatitis A infection. A positive result points to a current or very recent infection, as opposed to immunity from a past infection or vaccination. It is often ordered when someone has symptoms suggestive of acute hepatitis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$10.72$10.00 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$12.88 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $263Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $16professional $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
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.85

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.9 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.

Alabama· 37th of 51

$12.88

WV $67.61DC $8.51

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.