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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Iowa 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$8.71 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$13.80 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $35Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$10$20$50facility $19professional $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
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.85
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 17th of 51

$13.49

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.