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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77.62$36.31 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$85.11 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $65 to $129Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $33 to $129
$50$100facility $85professional $78

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
$77.62
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$162.18

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 10th of 51

$81.28

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.