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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.91$5.75 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $15Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.12
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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· 21st of 51

$12.88

VT $100MD $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.