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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$54.95$47.86 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$87.10 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $72 to $417Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $44 to $479
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $138professional $55

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
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$257.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$158.49
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $95.50 · 7th 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.