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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

New Jersey 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$7.94$7.41 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$10.00 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $55Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $8

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
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.00
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.72

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$8.71

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.