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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Minnesota 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$13.49 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$43.65 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $30 to $141Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $37
$10$20$50$100$200facility $72professional $17

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
$33.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$104.71
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.11
5 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.39
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.13

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 2nd of 51

$66.07

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.