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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 8 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$8.91$8.51 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$13.18 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $112Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $28professional $9

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
$13.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.75

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$13.18

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.