Chickenpox immunity test cost in Duluth, MN
In Duluth, MN-WI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $17.00 to $80.55, with a median of $71.94. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services — $54.94 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $54.40 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 86787, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER, IGM File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $40.00 | $12.67–$238.55 | 58% |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MN · (218) 362-6730 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS IGG File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $17.85 | $42.00 | $12.67–$238.55 | 58% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 VARICELLA ZOSTER source file | $60.80 | $95.00 | $95.00–$149.00 | 36% |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN · (218) 741-3340 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $68.45 | $109.00 | $25.07–$98.54 | 37% |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN · (218) 249-2449 Fac Varicella-Zoster Antibody File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $70.72 | $130.00 | — | 46% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN · (218) 786-3574 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $71.94 | $109.00 | $36.08–$93.74 | 34% |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN · (218) 786-2652 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $71.94 | $109.00 | $36.08–$93.74 | 34% |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth, MN VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $71.94 | $109.00 | $36.08–$93.74 | 34% |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB IGM source file | $80.19 | $121.50 | — | 34% |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely, MN · (218) 365-3271 Analysis for antibody to varicella-zoster virus (chicken pox) File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $80.19 | $99.00 | $33.85–$99.00 | 19% |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora, MN · (218) 229-4222 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $80.55 | $109.00 | $41.85–$109.00 | 26% |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake, MN · (218) 786-1367 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $80.55 | $109.00 | $43.38–$98.64 | 26% |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior, WI · (715) 817-7000 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $80.55 | $109.00 | $34.88–$98.64 | 26% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet, MN · (218) 879-4641 VARICELLA-ZOSTER IgG AB source file | $95.36 | $149.00 | $95.00–$149.00 | 36% |
| The Cook Hospital Cook, MN · (218) 666-5945 VARICELLA ZOSTER IGG ANTIBODY source file | $111.54 | $169.00 | — | 34% |
Outpatient: lowest $17.00, median $71.94, highest $80.55 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $71.94. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.