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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Antibody Test cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 7 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$12.59$12.02 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$22.91 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $17 to $170Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $50professional $13

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
$16.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.00
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$39.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.22
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.89

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 30th of 51

$17.38

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.