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Chickenpox and Shingles Immune Globulin

Iowa 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,754$2,455 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$2,399 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $2,884Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $2,884
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $2,754

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 43rd of 51

$2,455

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.