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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 October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Antibody Test cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$8.51 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$14.13 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $69Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $28
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $21professional $10

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
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.79
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
$5.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.69

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$13.49

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.