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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Arizona 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$52.48$47.86 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$61.66 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $48 to $288Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $39 to $295
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $105professional $52

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
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $57.54 · 42nd 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.