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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Delaware 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 4 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$60.26$60.26 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$75.86 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $60 to $302Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $58 to $302
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $83professional $60

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
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$104.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $75.86 · 18th 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.