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Hepatitis B Virus Strain And Resistance Test

Utah 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 6 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$257$219 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$295 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,905Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $155 to $380
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $631professional $257

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
$275.42
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,148.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$354.81

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 21st of 51

$275

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.