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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

Virginia 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.76$6.17 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$11.22 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $59Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $18professional $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
$8.51
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.75
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
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.14

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 43rd of 51

$9.33

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.