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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Connecticut 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$7.76$5.75 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$13.18 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $16professional $8

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.20
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.95
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
$4.57
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.04

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 35th of 51

$10.47

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.