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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Montana 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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$17.78$14.13 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$20.42 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $18 to $339Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $32
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $87professional $18

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
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$69,183.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$43.65
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.95

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 24th of 51

$19.05

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.