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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $372 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 8 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$204$162 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$257 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $209 to $851Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $126 to $562
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $204

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
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$616.60
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 34th 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.