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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.18$10.23 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$16.98 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $11 to $115Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $9 to $79
$10$20$50$100$200facility $30professional $28

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.79
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$28.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. 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· 3rd of 51

$29.51

WV $67.61DC $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.