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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

New Mexico 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $832 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$309$195 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$427 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,630Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,698
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $832professional $309

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
$389.05
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$281.84

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 11th of 51

$324

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.