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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$30.20 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$132 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $55 to $331Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $30 to $132
$50$100$200$500facility $209professional $50

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$104.71
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$74.13

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.