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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Montana 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.14$10.23 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$16.22 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $34Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $15

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
$30.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.22

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 12th of 51

$16.22

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.