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Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test

North Dakota 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$14.79 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$19.50 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $9 to $93Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $54professional $19

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
$9.12
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$21.88

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.