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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

South 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$15.85$11.22 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$39.81 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $14 to $138Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $55professional $16

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
$10.96
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.22
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$13.49
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$1.78
Typical High
$1.82

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 6th of 51

$19.05

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.