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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test cost?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$8.91$7.59 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$8.91 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $40Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $12professional $9

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
$8.91
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 47th of 51

$8.91

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.