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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Maine 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $145 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$72.44$54.95 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$72.44 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $72 to $457Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $36 to $87
$50$100$200$500facility $145professional $72

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
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$323.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in West Virginia than in Florida. 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.

Maine· 21st of 51

$72.44

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.