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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Delaware 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 4 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$16.60$11.75 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$14.79 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $12 to $151Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $132
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $30professional $17

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
$11.75
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$69.18
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.95

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 37th of 51

$16.98

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.