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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Hawaii 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 July 2026.

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

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.60 to $27.54.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $16Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $16 to $30
$10$20facility $13professional $22

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$29.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Hawaii· 2nd of 51

$21.38

SD $24.55DC $10.00

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.