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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Kentucky 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 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 6 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$9.55$7.41 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$11.22 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $9 to $129Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $10

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
$9.33
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$9.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$15.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.85
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.85

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$10.47

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.