Chickenpox immunity test cost in Bluefield, WV
In Bluefield, WV-VA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $17.50 to $165.54, with a median of $152.60. The lowest listed price is at Princeton Community Hospital Assn — $135.10 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $38.23 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 86787, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Bluefield, WV-VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn lowest Princeton, WV · (304) 487-7000 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY | $17.50 | $35.00 | $12.17–$75.02 | 50% | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton, WV · (304) 487-7000 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS (CHICKEN POX) | $74.00 | $148.00 | $12.17–$75.02 | 50% | — source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell, VA · (276) 988-8700 HB VARICELLA ZOSTER AB IGM | $152.60 | $436.00 | $8.74–$418.56 | 65% | — source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands, VA · (276) 596-6000 Antibody; varicella-zoster | $165.54 | $413.84 | $12.88–$413.84 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.50, median $152.60, highest $165.54 — a 9.5× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A varicella antibody test shows whether you are immune to chickenpox. It is used by schools, health care employers and before pregnancy when vaccine records are missing.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.