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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Kansas 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$251$195 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$447 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $275 to $776Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $170 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $589professional $251

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
$275.42
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 5th of 51

$389

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.