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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Michigan 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$13.49$10.72 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$14.13 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $123Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20
$10$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $13

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
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.42
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$162.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.47
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62
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
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$4.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 30th of 51

$14.45

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.