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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation

North Carolina 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$8.32$8.32 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$9.12 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $8 to $78Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $22professional $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
$8.32
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$14.13
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $9.33 · 44th 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.