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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 July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Test cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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$10.96$8.13 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$29.51 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $10 to $219Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $105
$10$20$50$100$200facility $87professional $11

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
$9.55
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$104.71
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$14.45

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in West Virginia than in Nevada. 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· 3rd of 51

$33.11

WV $83.18NV $9.33

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.