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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

South Carolina 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$18.20$12.02 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$42.66 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $19 to $158Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36
$10$20$50$100$200facility $65professional $18

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
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.95
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
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.29

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$30.20

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.