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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

North Carolina 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.47$7.94 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$10.72 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $62Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18
$10$20$50facility $16professional $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
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 51

$10.72

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.