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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Oklahoma 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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$7.08$5.89 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$12.59 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $71Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$10$20$50facility $14professional $7

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
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$15.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$70.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$10.23

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 46th of 51

$10.23

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.