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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Tennessee 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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$12.59$11.22 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$28.18 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $11 to $166Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $21
$10$20$50$100$200facility $66professional $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
$11.75
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.95

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 48th of 51

$13.18

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.