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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

North Carolina 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 8 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$10.47$8.91 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$15.85 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $10 to $135Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $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
$9.77
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 24th of 51

$14.79

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.