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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

New Hampshire 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$8.71$8.13 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$25.70 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $23 to $78Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $36
$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $9

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
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$56.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.78
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 20th of 51

$14.13

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.