Chickenpox immunity test cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $15.00 to $137.00, with a median of $95.20. The lowest listed price is at Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital — $80.20 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $40.30 at 89 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 cities for code 86787, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital lowest Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 VARICELLA ZOSER IGG | $15.00 | $15.00 | $11.48–$45.20 | — | — source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 VARICELLA ZOSTER IGG IGM | $15.47 | $15.47 | $11.48–$45.20 | — | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB Varicella-Zoster Antibody | $20.00 | $80.00 | $21.23–$106.11 | 75% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB Varicella-Zoster Antibody | $20.00 | $80.00 | $9.66–$64.80 | 75% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde Varicella Zoster Antibody Igm | $46.80 | $72.00 | $7.04–$79.66 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde Varicella Zoster Antibody Igg | $48.75 | $75.00 | $7.04–$79.66 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde 3000906 Varicella Zoster Antibody Igm | $49.40 | $76.00 | $7.04–$79.66 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde 3000906 Varicella Zoster Antibody Igg | $49.40 | $76.00 | $7.04–$79.66 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Varicella Zoster Antibody Igm | $51.35 | $79.00 | $7.04–$79.66 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Varicella Zoster Antibody Igg | $51.35 | $79.00 | $7.04–$79.66 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Varicella Zoster Antibody | $51.35 | $79.00 | $7.04–$79.66 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY IGM | $95.20 | $119.00 | $9.31–$105.08 | 20% | — source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY IGG | $95.20 | $119.00 | $9.31–$105.08 | 20% | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Varicella Zos Igg | $137.00 | $137.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Varicella Zos Igg | $137.00 | $137.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Varicella Zos Igg | $137.00 | $137.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Varicella Zos Igg | $137.00 | $137.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Varicella Zos Igg | $137.00 | $137.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.00, median $95.20, highest $137.00 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $137.00. 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 5 of 5 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.