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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation

Alabama rates for HCPCS 87341

A follow-up laboratory step used when a hepatitis B surface antigen result comes back positive. The sample is run again after adding a substance that blocks the true target, and if the signal disappears the original positive is confirmed as genuine rather than a false alarm.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation cost?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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 4 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$9.33$8.51 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$10.23 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $18Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $12
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $12professional $9

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
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$14.45

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $10.72 · 30th of 51
NE $27.54DC $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.