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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Tennessee 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $72.44.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $48 to $174Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $32 to $72
$50$100$200facility $129professional $54

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
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 39th of 51

$57.54

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.