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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$14.13$11.22 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$15.14 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $14 to $245Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $34professional $14

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
$40.74
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$64.57
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$15.85

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 21st of 51

$15.14

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.