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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Missouri 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 7 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$63.10$43.65 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$72.44 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $63 to $251Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $29 to $120
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $110professional $63

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
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $81.28 · 14th 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.