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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Antibody Test cost?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$10.72$10.72 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$32.36 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $11 to $178Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $50
$10$20$50$100$200facility $95professional $11

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
$10.72
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$24.55

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in West Virginia than in New Mexico. 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.

Washington, DC· 8th of 51

$32.36

WV $91.20NM $12.88

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.