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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Pennsylvania 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$10.00 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$13.49 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $85Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $18
$10$100$1Kfacility $20professional $11

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
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.29
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$19.50
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.75
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.19
Typical High
$2.29
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$19.95

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 30th of 51

$11.75

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.