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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Colorado 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$10.00$6.46 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$25.12 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $11 to $66Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $10

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
$10.96
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.60
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.48
3 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
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 19th of 51

$16.98

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.