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Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test

Michigan 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$9.55 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$12.30 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $68Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20$50$100$200facility $16professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$18.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$83.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$9.55
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$3.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.45
Typical High
$2.45
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 31st of 51

$12.30

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.