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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 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 $646 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$257$166 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$479 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,479Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $91 to $479
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $646professional $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
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$741.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$478.63

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 32nd 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.