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Chickenpox and Shingles Immune Globulin

Minnesota 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$2,188 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,455 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $6,457Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $2,754
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $2,455

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
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
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 Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 38th of 51

$2,455

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.