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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 6 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$11.22$8.71 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$32.36 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $11 to $170Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $37
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $72professional $11

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
$10.96
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.85

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 5th of 51

$27.54

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.