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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Nevada 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 7 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$200$145 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$214 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,380Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $126 to $562
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $407professional $200

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
$199.53
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,698.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$398.11

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 36th of 51

$240

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.