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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 6 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$57.54$52.48 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$58.88 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $59 to $174Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $44 to $72
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $72professional $58

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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $57.54 · 43rd 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.