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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis A IgM Antibody Test cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$6.61 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$10.23 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $9 to $132Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $30
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$75.86
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$186.21
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$30.20

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 37th of 51

$10.23

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.