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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Idaho 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 Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.49$12.59 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$19.95 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $59Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$10$20$50facility $26professional $15

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
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.05
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$34.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$25.70

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 5th 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.