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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Connecticut 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$7.24 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$16.60 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $39Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $20
$10$20$50facility $20professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.89
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$25.12
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
$5.50
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 31st of 51

$14.45

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.