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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Illinois 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$10.96$7.08 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$19.05 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $14 to $89Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $3 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $30professional $11

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
$11.75
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.42
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$125.89
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.49
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$8.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.82

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 51

$14.13

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.