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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Antibody Test cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, 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 $69.18 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$12.30 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$58.88 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $14 to $100Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $69professional $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
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$31.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.49
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 42nd 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.