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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Rhode Island 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$8.51 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$15.49 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $43Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$10$20$50facility $16professional $12

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$12.59

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.