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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Missouri 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$14.13$8.51 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$18.20 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $74Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $14

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
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.05
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
$6.03
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.31

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 17th of 51

$16.98

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.