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Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$9.12$8.32 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$12.88 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $10 to $513Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5$20$100$500facility $33professional $9

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
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.95
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$977.24
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.96

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$10.96

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.