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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation

Maryland 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?

$8.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 6 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$7.59 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$7.59 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $7 to $69Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $40
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $66professional $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
$7.59
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$39.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$12.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$15.49

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $8.71 · 47th 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.