Lab tests CPT 86787 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chickenpox immunity test cost in Hermitage, PA — inpatient

In Hermitage, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test as an inpatient: from $93.28 to $201.00, with a median of $147.14. The lowest listed price is at Sharon Regional Medical Center — $53.86 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $90.60 at 93 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86787, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 4, 2024 and Jul 4, 2024.

Lowest$93.28Sharon Regional Medical Center
Median$147.14half pay less
Highest$201.00in this market
Difference2.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Hermitage, PA.

median
Lowest $93.28Highest $201.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sharon Regional Medical Center lowest Sharon, PA · (724) 983-3911 VARICELLA-ZOSTER IGG $93.28 $93.28 $23.32–$93.28 — Jul 4, 2024
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Sharon Regional Medical Center lowest Sharon, PA · (724) 983-3911 RL VARICELLA-ZOSTER IGG $93.28 $93.28 $23.32–$93.28 — Jul 4, 2024
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville, PA · (724) 588-2100 VARICELLA-ZOSTER P0786 $201.00 $335.00 $113.90–$284.75 40% —
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville, PA · (724) 588-2100 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB PANEL CSF $201.00 $335.00 $113.90–$284.75 40% —
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville, PA · (724) 588-2100 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB IGM $201.00 $335.00 $113.90–$284.75 40% —
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville, PA · (724) 588-2100 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB - IGG $201.00 $335.00 $113.90–$284.75 40% —
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville, PA · (724) 588-2100 VARICELLA-ZOSTER P1665 $201.00 $335.00 $113.90–$284.75 40% —
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville, PA · (724) 588-2100 VARICELLA-ZOSTER P7969 $201.00 $335.00 $113.90–$284.75 40% —
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville, PA · (724) 588-2100 VARICELLA-ZOST AB IMM SCR ACIF $201.00 $335.00 $113.90–$284.75 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $93.28, median $147.14, highest $201.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $147.14 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 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.