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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Test

Virginia 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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$7.08$5.89 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$10.23 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $50Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $15professional $7

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
$7.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$25.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.94
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$4,570.88
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.72
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
$3.89
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.95

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 39th of 51

$9.33

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.