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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Colorado 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $195 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 7 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$54.95$52.48 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$95.50 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $55 to $363Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $30 to $68
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $195professional $55

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
$45.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$104.71
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$67.61

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $61.66 · 39th 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.