Chickenpox immunity test cost in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $24.35 to $72.00, with a median of $53.60. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $29.25 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $90.60 at 93 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 27, 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 Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 Varicella-Zoster Virus Antibody, IgM Tech | $24.35 | $84.00 | $10.95–$67.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 86787 Varicella zoster IgG Antibody. Tech | $24.35 | $84.00 | $10.95–$67.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 86787 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY Tech | $24.35 | $84.00 | $10.95–$67.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 86787 Varicella-Zoster Virus Abs (IgG,IgM)-QST Tech | $24.35 | $84.00 | $10.95–$67.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 86787 Varicella-Zostr Virus Abs (IgG,IgM)-QST Tech | $24.35 | $84.00 | $10.95–$67.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 Varicella Zoster Virus Ab (IgM) -Quest Tech | $24.35 | $84.00 | $10.95–$67.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 Varicella Zoster Virus Ab IgG -Quest Tech | $24.35 | $84.00 | $10.95–$67.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Analysis for Antibody to Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chicken Pox) | $53.60 | $67.00 | $11.79–$60.55 | 20% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC VZV AB (TOT, IGM) ACIF/IFA, CSF B | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.75–$102.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER AB, ACIF, CSF | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.75–$102.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC BETA-AMYLOID 42/40, CSF | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.75–$102.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC VZV AB (TOT, IGM) ACIF/IFA, CSF A | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.75–$102.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS COMPREHEN PANEL, CSF LL | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.75–$102.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC ENCEPHALITIS AB PNL, CSF - H | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.75–$102.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC ENCEPHALITIS AB PNL, CSF - G | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.75–$102.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER IGG ABS | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.75–$102.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER AB PANEL - B | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.75–$102.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER AB PANEL - A | $72.00 | $120.00 | $12.75–$102.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.35, median $53.60, highest $72.00 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $53.60. 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 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.