Chickenpox immunity test cost in Lafayette, LA
In Lafayette, LA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $12.90 to $303.30, with a median of $29.21. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St. Martin Hospital — $16.31 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $36.40 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 9, 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 Lafayette, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital lowest Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC VZV AB (IGG), IFA, CSF source file | $12.90 | $43.00 | $9.46–$39.13 | 70% |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER AB-IGM+3 more lines at this price source file | $18.72 | $72.00 | $6.44–$39.38 | 74% |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC VARICELLA AB+1 more line at this price source file | $19.35 | $43.00 | $12.88–$30.10 | 55% |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER AB-IGG+2 more lines at this price source file | $25.50 | $85.00 | $12.88–$77.35 | 70% |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER AB-IGG+3 more lines at this price source file | $29.21 | $127.00 | $6.44–$99.57 | 77% |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER AB-IGG+2 more lines at this price source file | $29.82 | $142.00 | $12.83–$85.20 | 79% |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER AB-IGM source file | $30.03 | $143.00 | $12.83–$85.80 | 79% |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC VZV AB (IGG), IFA, CSF+1 more line at this price source file | $45.00 | $100.00 | $12.88–$70.00 | 55% |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 VARICELLA ZOSTOR IGG AB+1 more line at this price source file | $57.96 | $77.28 | — | 25% |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 VARICELLA ZOSTER TITER source file | $67.50 | $90.00 | — | 25% |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY+1 more line at this price File of Jun 9, 2026 · source file | $303.30 | $1,011.00 | $9.18–$2,073.00 | 70% |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 VARICELLA ZOSTER IGG File of Jun 9, 2026 · source file | $318.60 | $1,062.00 | $9.18–$2,073.00 | 70% |
Outpatient: lowest $12.90, median $29.21, highest $303.30 — a 23.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $29.21. 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 6 of 6 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.