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Hepatitis B 'e' Antigen Test

South 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 5 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$9.12$8.91 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$16.22 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $9 to $148Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $76
$10$20$50$100facility $46professional $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
$8.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.22

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 16th 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.