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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Arkansas 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 4 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$224$195 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$295 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $295 to $447Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $174 to $398
$100$200$500facility $389professional $224

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
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$478.63

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 17th of 51

$295

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.