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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Nebraska 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$170$170 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$257 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $170 to $3,090Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $676professional $170

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
$512.86
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,023.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$707.95

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 51

$380

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.