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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation

Washington, DC 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?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$7.76$7.76 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$12.30 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $8 to $76Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $36
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $23professional $8

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
$7.76
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$17.78

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $7.76 · 51st 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.