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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Georgia 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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$10.47$7.08 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$14.13 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $49Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $28
$5$10$20$50facility $19professional $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
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$27.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$30.20
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
$4.79
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$14.13

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 44th of 51

$12.02

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.