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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

New Mexico 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$10.96$7.08 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$12.02 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $43Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $26
$10$20$50facility $16professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.13

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 29th of 51

$12.02

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.