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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

New Jersey 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$10.47$9.12 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$15.14 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $13 to $513Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $38professional $10

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
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$8.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$3.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$2,570.40
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.00
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
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
$8.51
Typical High
$15.14

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$12.88

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.