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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Montana 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 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 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$347$295 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$331 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,950Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,698
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $407professional $347

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$87,096.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$812.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
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 Montana 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.

Montana· 8th of 51

$355

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.