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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Missouri 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$10.96$6.76 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$14.45 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $60Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $11

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
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$15.14
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.57

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 16th of 51

$13.49

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.