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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 6 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$47.86$47.86 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$107 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $51 to $708Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $44 to $479
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $191professional $48

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
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$144.54

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $107 · 5th 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.