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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Arizona 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.76$6.17 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$10.72 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $8 to $51Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $7

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
$7.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$15.49
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
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.51

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 42nd of 51

$9.55

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.