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Hepatitis C Antibody Test

Virginia 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 8 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$10.72 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$22.39 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $14 to $170Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $38
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $71professional $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
$18.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.20
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.79

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 27th of 51

$17.78

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.