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Hepatitis B 'e' Antigen Test

Maryland rates for HCPCS 87350

This test detects a specific viral marker associated with hepatitis B infection that indicates the virus is actively replicating and that the infected person may be more contagious. It is used alongside other hepatitis B tests to assess how active an infection is and to help guide treatment decisions. It is performed on a blood sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B 'e' Antigen Test cost?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$8.71$8.51 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$13.80 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $9 to $107Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $45
$5$10$20$50$100facility $56professional $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
$10.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$44.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Pennsylvania than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$9.55

PA $29.51DC $8.71

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.