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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Antibody Test cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 7 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$13.18$12.30 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$29.51 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $21 to $282Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $87professional $13

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
$20.89
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$25.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$199.53
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 10th of 51

$30.20

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.