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Rapid Test For Chickenpox And Shingles Virus

Utah 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$8.13 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$15.14 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $107Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $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
$15.14
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.05
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$54.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.38
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.13

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 19th of 51

$14.45

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.