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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

New Jersey 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$214$191 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$417 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $257 to $3,090Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $174 to $468
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $589professional $214

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
$331.13
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$676.08
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 15th of 51

$295

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.