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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Connecticut 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $407 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$234$186 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$302 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $257 to $724Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $155 to $776
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $407professional $234

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
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$602.56
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 18th of 51

$282

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.