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Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test

New Mexico 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$10.47$7.94 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$19.95 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $11 to $117Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $43professional $10

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
$9.55
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$32.36
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
$7.59
Typical High
$7.94

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 36th of 51

$12.02

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.