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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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 6 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$219$162 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$52.48 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $52 to $490Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $65 to $288
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $52professional $219

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
$89.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$218.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in West Virginia than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $162 · 2nd of 51
WV $224FL $50.12

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.