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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Virginia 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 Virginia, 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 $95.50 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$48.98 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$72.44 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $62 to $324Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $29 to $83
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $95professional $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
$61.66
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$151.36
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$72.44

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $61.66 · 36th 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.