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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Idaho 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$72.44$67.61 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$72.44 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $72 to $288Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $50 to $141
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $129professional $72

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
$128.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$229.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $83.18 · 12th 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.