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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Louisiana 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$64.57$32.36 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$72.44 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $72 to $219Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $30 to $93
$50$100$200facility $87professional $65

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
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 14th of 51

$75.86

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.