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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Nebraska 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$6.76$6.76 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$22.39 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $10 to $81Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $7

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
$7.94
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$44.67
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.42
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$22.39

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 23rd of 51

$12.88

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.