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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Illinois 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 7 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$9.33$7.94 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$16.98 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $269Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $9

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
$25.70
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$11.22

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 15th of 51

$15.85

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.