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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Iowa 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 8 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$23.44$16.60 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$26.92 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $19 to $191Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $91
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $54professional $23

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
$21.88
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$39.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$34.67

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.