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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

North Carolina 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $126 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$57.54$52.48 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$63.10 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $58 to $302Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $44 to $200
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $126professional $58

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
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $61.66 · 38th 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.