Lab tests CPT 86787 Outpatient

Chickenpox immunity test cost in Memphis, TN

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 13 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $27.26 to $97.44, with a median of $39.38. The lowest listed price is at Regional One Health — $12.12 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $39.38 at 87 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 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 Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$27.26Regional One Health
Median$39.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$97.44in this market
Difference3.6×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median
Lowest $27.26Highest $97.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Regional One Health lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 1525550000 - Ab; Varicella-Zoster+2 more lines at this price source file $27.26 $49.75 $11.36–$81.81 45%
Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Varicella-Zoster - Varicella Zoster Igg+1 more line at this price source file $39.38 $179.00 $5.41–$97.56 78%
Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Varicella-Zoster - Varicella Zoster Igg+1 more line at this price source file $39.38 $179.00 — 78%
Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Varicella-Zoster - Varicella Zoster Igg+1 more line at this price source file $39.38 $179.00 $5.41–$97.56 78%
Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Varicella-Zoster - Varicella Zoster Igg+1 more line at this price source file $39.38 $179.00 $5.41–$97.56 78%
Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Varicella-Zoster - Varicella Zoster Igg+1 more line at this price source file $39.38 $179.00 $5.41–$97.56 78%
Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Varicella-Zoster - Varicella Zoster Igg+1 more line at this price source file $39.38 $179.00 $5.41–$97.56 78%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 VARICELLA ZOSTER IGM AB+1 more line at this price File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $60.75 $405.00 $12.24–$324.00 85%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 VARICELLA ZOSTER IGG AB+1 more line at this price File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $81.00 $405.00 $12.24–$364.50 80%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 VARICELLA ZOSTER IGG AB+1 more line at this price File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $85.05 $405.00 $12.24–$364.50 79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 VARICELLA ZOSTER IGG AB+1 more line at this price File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $85.05 $405.00 $12.24–$364.50 79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN VARICELLA ZOSTER IGM AB+1 more line at this price File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $85.05 $405.00 $12.24–$364.50 79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 VARICELLA ZOSTER IGM AB+1 more line at this price File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file $97.44 $406.00 $11.21–$365.40 76%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $27.26, median $39.38, highest $97.44 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $50.07. 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 12 of 12 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.