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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Nebraska 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$43.65$43.65 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$107 to $331

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $44 to $398Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $41 to $145
$50$100$200$500facility $229professional $44

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
$47.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$144.54

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 51st of 51

$47.86

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.