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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 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$46.77$43.65 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$126 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $98 to $389Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $35 to $170
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $229professional $47

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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$302.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 20th of 51

$72.44

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.