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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 86803

This blood test checks for antibodies against the hepatitis C virus, which the immune system produces after exposure to the virus. It is the standard first test used to screen for hepatitis C infection, with further testing needed to confirm whether the virus is still active.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Antibody Test cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$10.00 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$16.22 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $16 to $22Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$10$20facility $17professional $14

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
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.42
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.99
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Vermont than in Indiana. 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.

Arkansas· 21st of 51

$16.22

VT $107IN $11.22

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.