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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Montana 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$8.13 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$19.95 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $31Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $17

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$13.49

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 6th of 51

$19.50

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.