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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 87340

A blood test that checks for the presence of a specific protein on the surface of the hepatitis B virus, which indicates an active hepatitis B infection. It is commonly used to screen for hepatitis B, confirm a suspected infection, or check status before certain medical procedures or during pregnancy.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Test cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$10.23 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$28.84 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $13 to $91Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$5$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $11

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
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$13.80
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
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.62
Typical High
$1.66

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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· 11th of 51

$14.45

VT $97.72MD $7.76

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.