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Chickenpox and Shingles Immune Globulin

Georgia 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 October 2026.

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

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,399$776 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,630 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $8,710Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,884
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $2,399

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
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,709.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,623.41
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in Arizona 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.

Georgia· 45th of 51

$2,399

AZ $3,715MT $148

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.