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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Ohio 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 Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$8.13$5.89 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$13.80 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $49Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $8

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
$12.59
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$24.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.38
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$66.07
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.22
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.62

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 42nd 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.