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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation

Rhode Island 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$10.72$7.76 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$13.18 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $12 to $66Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $31professional $11

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
$16.98
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.42

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $10.72 · 29th 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.