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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Florida 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$8.13 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$13.49 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $11 to $25Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35
$5$10$20$50facility $25professional $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
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$2.24
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$13.49

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 31st of 51

$11.48

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.