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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Idaho 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 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 8 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$263$240 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$257 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $245 to $724Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $182 to $501
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $263

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
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$478.63
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$223.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$354.81

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 23rd of 51

$263

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.