Lab tests CPT 86787 Outpatient

Chickenpox immunity test cost in Lubbock, TX

In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $19.00 to $137.76, with a median of $75.50. The lowest listed price is at Crosbyton Clinic Hospital — $56.50 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $63.09 at 288 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$19.00Crosbyton Clinic Hospital
Median$75.50half pay less
Highest$137.76in this market
Difference7.3×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 Lubbock, TX.

median
Lowest $19.00Highest $137.76

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Crosbyton Clinic Hospital lowest Crosbyton, TX · (806) 675-2382 Varicella-zoster Igg $19.00 $19.00 $12.00–$15.00 — —
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Cochran Memorial Hospital Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 S/O VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY $21.00 $21.00 $13.65–$21.00 — —
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University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Varicella-Zoster - Varicella Zoster Igm $130.00 $130.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ANTIBODY VARICELLA-ZOSTER CDM $137.76 $328.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $19.00, median $75.50, highest $137.76 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $130.00. 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 0 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.