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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Michigan 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$69.18$53.70 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$69.18 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $54 to $148Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $44 to $83
$10$20$50$100$200facility $72professional $69

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 25th of 51

$69.18

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.