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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Liver Scarring Blood Panel cost?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$43.65$32.36 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$64.57 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $65 to $372Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $30 to $135
$50$100$200$500facility $141professional $44

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
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$346.74
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$436.52
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$134.90

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 30th of 51

$64.57

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.