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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Iowa 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $112 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$72.44$43.65 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$72.44 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $72 to $204Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $44 to $174
$50$100$200facility $112professional $72

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
$56.23
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$181.97
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 16th of 51

$72.44

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.