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Hepatitis B 'e' Antigen Test

North Carolina 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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 7 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$10.47$9.12 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$15.14 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $9 to $105Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $10

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
$9.12
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.85
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$14.45

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.