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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Mississippi 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 4 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$83.18$57.54 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$70.79 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $65 to $129Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $44 to $148
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $72professional $83

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
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$114.82

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $77.62 · 17th 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.