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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Arkansas 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 Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.22$7.94 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$12.88 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $18Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5$10$20facility $13professional $11

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
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$16.60
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.05

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 24th 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.