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Chickenpox and Shingles Immune Globulin

Kentucky 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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$145$126 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,549 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $105 to $4,786Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $117 to $2,951
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $145

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
$1,479.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,495.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$1,413

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.