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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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$47.86$36.31 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$57.54 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $52 to $331Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $32 to $76
$50$100$200facility $69professional $48

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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$57.54

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.