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Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test

Vermont 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$15.85$10.47 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$81.28 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $72 to $275Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $25
$10$20$50$100$200facility $148professional $16

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.39
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$28.84

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$129

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.