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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 5 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$79.43$54.95 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$85.11 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $72 to $263Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $44 to $98
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $98professional $79

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
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $87.10 · 10th 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.