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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

Vermont 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $89.13.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $72 · 10th to 90th $72 to $120Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $35 to $100
$50$100facility $72professional $83

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$112.20

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 9th of 51

$83.18

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.