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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test cost?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$8.71$6.92 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$15.14 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $60Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $9

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
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$123.03
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.02
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$2.24

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 50th of 51

$8.71

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.