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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

South Dakota 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 7 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$25.12$10.23 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$21.88 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $13 to $85Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $102
$10$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $25

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
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$102.33
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.85
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$26.30

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.