Biomarkers can provide non-invasive estimates of liver fibrosis to address the large number of undiagnosed cases. Liver biopsy has limitations as a gold standard due to sampling error and inter-observer variability. New methods show that biopsy has a "gray zone" for intermediate fibrosis stages, while biomarkers like FibroTest have a smaller gray zone and similar diagnostic accuracy to biopsy. Guidelines now recommend the use of validated biomarkers and elastography to diagnose liver fibrosis given biopsy's limitations.