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Chickenpox Immunity Blood Test

West Virginia 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$10.00$7.59 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$11.48 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $10 to $89Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $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
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$85.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$138.04
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$34.67

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 37th of 51

$11.48

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.