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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Oregon 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$14.79$12.02 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$14.79 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $47Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10$20$50facility $20professional $15

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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$22.39
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$53.70
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.22

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 13th of 51

$16.22

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.