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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Georgia 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 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 7 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$52.48$43.65 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$60.26 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $52 to $145Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $29 to $72
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $83professional $52

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
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$91.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $57.54 · 44th 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.