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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation

Delaware 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 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$8.51$8.13 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$10.96 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $245Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $31
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $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
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$19.05
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.45

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $8.51 · 49th 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.