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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Arkansas 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$57.54$43.65 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$81.28 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $71 to $112Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $44 to $98
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $89professional $58

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
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$104.71
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $81.28 · 15th 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.