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Chickenpox and Shingles Immune Globulin

Alaska rates for HCPCS 90396 · Varizig

An injection of ready-made antibodies against the chickenpox and shingles virus, given into a muscle to protect someone who has been exposed and cannot rely on their own immunity. It gives immediate but short-lived protection and is used for people at high risk of severe illness, such as newborns, pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems. The charge covers the antibody product; giving the injection is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Varizig (human varicella-zoster immune globulin) cost?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,715$2,455 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$3,631 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $6,026Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $89 to $3,715
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,802professional $3,715

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$3,715

AK $3,715MT $204

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.