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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Florida 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 8 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$46.77$43.65 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$69.18 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $54 to $309Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $44 to $59
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $135professional $47

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
$53.70
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$44.67
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where Florida 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.

Florida $50.12 · 51st 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.