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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Confirmation

Virginia 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 8 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$7.76$7.76 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$10.23 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $55Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $15professional $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
$9.77
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.94
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$10.72

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $9.77 · 39th 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.