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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation

Montana 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$13.49$12.02 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$13.49 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $224Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $68
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $17professional $13

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
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.14
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$31.62
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$31.62
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
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
$4.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$14.45

Where Montana 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.

Montana $13.49 · 13th 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.