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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 81596

Several substances measured in one blood sample are combined by a formula into scores that estimate how much scarring and inflammation is present in the liver of someone with long-standing hepatitis C. It gives a picture of liver damage without taking a tissue sample. The result helps guide how urgently treatment and monitoring are needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$105 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$174 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $72 to $617Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $65 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $162

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
$239.88
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$616.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$162

AK $162NE $47.86

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.