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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Maryland 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$10.23$8.51 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$33.11 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $8 to $112Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100facility $56professional $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
$8.32
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$29.51
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$10.72
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 42nd of 51

$12.30

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.