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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Colorado 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $631 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$195$162 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$339 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,288Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $107 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $631professional $195

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
$162.18
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$371.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 20th of 51

$275

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.