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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation

Iowa 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 7 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$18.20$7.94 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$12.30 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $81Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $72
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $25professional $18

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
$27.54
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$26.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $18.62 · 3rd 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.