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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Maryland 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.55 to $12.30.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $18Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$20facility $13professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.02
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
2 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
$5.25
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$11.48

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.