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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

New York 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 York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 9 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$219$162 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$275 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $219 to $776Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $126 to $575
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $468professional $219

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
$208.93
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$467.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$676.08
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$575.44
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$630.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$691.83

Where New York 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 York· 30th 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.