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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Connecticut 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $123 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 5 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$47.86$47.86 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$72.44 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $72 to $214Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $39 to $76
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $123professional $48

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
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$125.89

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $52.48 · 50th 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.