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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Georgia 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$170$126 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$234 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $170 to $537Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $120 to $372
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $170

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
$177.83
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$354.81

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 39th of 51

$224

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.