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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $245 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$47.86$38.02 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$245$79.43 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $48 to $19,953Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $38 to $62
$100$1K$10Kfacility $245professional $48

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
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.30
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$147.91
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$58.88
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,915.35
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 49th of 51

$50.12

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.