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Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$8.13 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$15.49 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $46Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$10$20$50facility $16professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.38

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$13.49

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.