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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

New Hampshire 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 5 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$58.88$46.77 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$100 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $59 to $457Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $44 to $158
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $174professional $59

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
$58.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$208.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$162.18

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $81.28 · 13th 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.