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Chickenpox and Shingles Immune Globulin

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,692 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$2,692$2,570 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$195 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $186 to $4,677Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $3,020
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $282professional $2,692

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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 27th 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.