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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Indiana 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$43.65$28.84 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$64.57 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $58 to $219Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $29 to $107
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $72professional $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
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$93.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$66.07

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$53.70

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.