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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Maine 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$257$195 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$257 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $257 to $851Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $126 to $263
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $257

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
$257.04
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,148.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 27th of 51

$257

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.