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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Maryland 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$53.70$52.48 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$72.44 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $48 to $219Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $44 to $89
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $138professional $54

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
$53.70
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$72.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $53.70 · 48th 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.