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Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test

West 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 5 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 $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$40.74 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $28 to $148Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $91professional $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
$28.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$75.86
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$190.55
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$15.85

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$67.61

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.