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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation

Connecticut 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 5 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$9.33 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$12.30 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $17professional $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
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.85
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.20

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $9.33 · 43rd 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.