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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 87290

A laboratory test that looks directly for the virus that causes chickenpox and shingles in fluid or cells scraped from a blister. Antibodies tagged with a fluorescent dye bind to the virus if it is present, making the sample glow under a special microscope. It gives a faster answer than growing the virus in culture.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus cost?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.77 to $15.49.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $51Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $11

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
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.62

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$10.72

KS $34.67NJ $9.33

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.