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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 87912

A laboratory test that reads the genetic sequence of hepatitis B virus in a blood sample to identify which strain a person carries and whether it has changes that make it resistant to antiviral medicines. Knowing this helps the doctor pick a medicine the virus will actually respond to. It is used in long-standing hepatitis B infection, particularly when the virus level is not falling on treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$575$257 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$257 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,862Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $78 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $575

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$831.76
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,659.59
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$776.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$575

AK $575VT $141

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.