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Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 86787

This blood test checks for antibodies against the varicella-zoster virus, which causes chickenpox and, later in life, shingles. It is commonly used to confirm whether a person is immune, such as before starting a job in healthcare or when vaccination history is uncertain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.88$8.71 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$14.79 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $20Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $21
$10$20facility $15professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.62
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$21.38

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Vermont than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 23rd of 51

$14.79

VT $129MD $9.55

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.