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Chickenpox and Shingles Immune Globulin

Montana 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $182 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$135$97.72 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$162 to $186

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $117 to $214Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $79 to $2,818
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $182professional $135

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 51st of 51

$148

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.