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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Kentucky 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 6 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$12.59$12.02 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$30.20 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $14 to $186Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $34
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $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
$14.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$19.95
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 41st of 51

$14.13

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.