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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 October 2026.

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

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.22 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $31
$10$20professional $21

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.95
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$31.62

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 4th of 51

$20.89

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.