Chickenpox immunity test cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $28.43 to $289.80, with a median of $141.60. The lowest listed price is at CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital — $113.17 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $97.56 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 10 cities for code 86787, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital lowest Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC LAB VARICELLA ZOSTER AB IGM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $28.43 | $67.00 | $10.95–$60.97 | 58% |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB MEM-VZ AB+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $33.32 | $238.00 | $10.95–$208.25 | 86% |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY source file | $66.00 | $275.00 | $46.20–$275.00 | 76% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY source file | $99.00 | $275.00 | $46.20–$275.00 | 64% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY source file | $104.50 | $275.00 | $36.82–$275.00 | 62% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY source file | $123.75 | $275.00 | $46.20–$275.00 | 55% |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY source file | $123.75 | $275.00 | $46.20–$275.00 | 55% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB MEM-VZ AB+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $141.60 | $708.00 | $12.88–$587.64 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB MEM-VZ AB+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $141.60 | $708.00 | $12.88–$601.80 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB VARICELLA ZOSTER AB EA(SO)+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $141.60 | $708.00 | $12.88–$587.64 | 80% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB MEM-VZ AB+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $141.60 | $708.00 | $12.88–$587.64 | 80% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB MEM-VZ AB+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $141.60 | $708.00 | $12.88–$587.64 | 80% |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Analysis for antibody to varicella-zoster virus (chicken pox) File of Sep 18, 2026 · source file | $163.16 | $217.55 | $7.73–$435.10 | 25% |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Analysis for antibody to varicella-zoster virus (chicken pox) File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $163.16 | $217.55 | $10.95–$435.10 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Analysis for antibody to varicella-zoster virus (chicken pox) File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $163.16 | $217.55 | $10.95–$326.33 | 25% |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Analysis for antibody to varicella-zoster virus (chicken pox) File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $168.60 | $281.00 | $5.02–$252.90 | 40% |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville Clarksville, IN Varicella-Zoster Antibody File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $174.44 | $174.44 | $12.49–$148.27 | — |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 ANTIBODY VARICELLA-ZOSTER+1 more line at this price source file | $289.80 | $483.00 | $3.97–$29.37 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $28.43, median $141.60, highest $289.80 — a 10.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $132.68. 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 16 of 18 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.