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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$72.44$56.23 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$64.57 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $56 to $437Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $41 to $95
$50$100$200$500facility $135professional $72

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.48

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 22nd 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.