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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

South Carolina 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$204$200 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$200 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $132 to $912Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $178 to $324
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $295professional $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
$199.53
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$204

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.