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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

North Carolina 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$204$195 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$224 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $200 to $851Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $145 to $339
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $398professional $204

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
$181.97
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 46th of 51

$204

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.