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Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test

Delaware 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$8.71 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$12.88 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $41Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$10$20$50facility $28professional $11

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$85.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 29th of 51

$12.88

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.