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Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test

Louisiana 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$6.61 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$12.88 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $42Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $16professional $11

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
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.98
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$22.91

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 25th of 51

$13.80

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.