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Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel

West 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 5 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$57.54$53.70 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$209 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $98 to $646Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $33 to $62
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $234professional $58

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
$107.15
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$346.74
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$72.44

Where West 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.

West Virginia $224 · 1st 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.