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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Antibody Test cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $120 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$14.13$11.22 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$45.71 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $14 to $331Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $186
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $120professional $14

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
$13.80
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.95

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 3rd of 51

$60.26

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.