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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

New Jersey 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 7 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$53.70$46.77 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$93.33 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $48 to $724Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $38 to $72
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $135professional $54

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
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$151.36
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $61.66 · 37th 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.