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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $83.18.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $54 to $178Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $32 to $79
$50$100$200facility $91professional $45

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$125.89
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
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.00

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 47th of 51

$53.70

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.