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Chickenpox and Shingles Immune Globulin

Ohio 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?

$2,570

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$257$138 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,467 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $7,762Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $138 to $3,020
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $257

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
$436.52
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,884.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,248.07
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
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
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
$204.17
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 26th of 51

$2,570

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.