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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$35.48 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$72.44 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $55 to $135Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $30 to $83
$50$100$200facility $135professional $44

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
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$44.67
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$52.48

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.