Chickenpox immunity test cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 21 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $16.74 to $1,625.89, with a median of $82.08. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery — $65.34 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $39.38 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 cities for code 86787, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery lowest Nashville, TN VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $16.74 | — | $11.59–$584.01 | — |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 VZV AB IGM CSF+3 more lines at this price source file | $43.47 | $144.90 | $11.59–$49.66 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 VZV AB IGM CSF+3 more lines at this price source file | $43.47 | $144.90 | $11.59–$49.66 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 VZV AB IGG CSF+3 more lines at this price source file | $43.47 | $144.90 | $9.04–$49.66 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY IGG File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $44.08 | $152.00 | $12.21–$121.60 | 71% |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette, TN · (615) 666-2147 VARICELLAZOSTER V ABGG LC source file | $46.38 | $77.30 | $7.97–$69.57 | 40% |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 VARIC ZOSTER IGM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $60.71 | $60.71 | $11.18–$55.85 | — |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 Varicella-Zoster Virus Ab, IgG ARUP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $61.20 | $102.00 | — | 40% |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB CSF File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $67.50 | $67.50 | $45.23 | — |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 VARICERLLA IGM+3 more lines at this price source file | $72.68 | $128.90 | $51.95–$122.46 | 44% |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB+1 more line at this price source file | $75.56 | $251.85 | $9.04–$49.66 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB IGG+1 more line at this price source file | $75.56 | $251.85 | $11.59–$49.66 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB+1 more line at this price source file | $75.56 | $251.85 | $11.59–$49.66 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY IGG File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $82.08 | $152.00 | $11.90–$121.60 | 46% |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Antibody; varicella-zoster source file | $98.33 | $422.00 | $25.92 | 77% |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage, TN · (615) 735-9815 Antibody; varicella-zoster source file | $114.60 | $351.53 | $53.35 | 67% |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 VARIC ZOSTER IGM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $130.00 | $130.00 | $23.93–$114.40 | — |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville, TN · (615) 374-2221 Antibody; varicella-zoster source file | $178.37 | $351.82 | $37.69 | 49% |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 VARIC ZOSTER IGM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $179.37 | $179.37 | $33.02–$165.02 | — |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield, TN · (615) 384-2411 Antibody; varicella-zoster +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $279.62 | $279.62 | $12.88–$229.29 | — |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson, TN · (615) 446-0446 VARIC ZOSTER IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $445.14 | $445.14 | $81.95–$409.53 | — |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet, TN · (615) 316-3000 VARIC ZOSTER IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $606.00 | $606.00 | $111.56–$533.28 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 VARIC ZOSTER IGM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $664.71 | $664.71 | $122.37–$651.42 | — |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna, TN · (615) 768-2000 VARIC ZOSTER IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $760.95 | $760.95 | $140.09–$700.07 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 VARIC ZOSTER IGM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $822.48 | $822.48 | $151.42–$822.48 | — |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 781-4000 VARIC ZOSTER IGM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $824.00 | $824.00 | $151.70–$725.12 | — |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 769-2000 VARIC ZOSTER IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $852.69 | $852.69 | $156.98–$835.64 | — |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Portland, TN · (615) 338-1000 VARIC ZOSTER IGG+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,264.06 | $1,264.06 | $232.71–$1,162.94 | — |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City, TN · (615) 792-3030 Antibody; varicella-zoster +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,625.89 | $1,625.89 | $12.88–$2,000.00 | — |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 342-1000 VARIC ZOSTER IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,512.23 | $2,512.23 | $1,683.19 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $16.74, median $82.08, highest $1,625.89 — a 97.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $44.08. 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 8 of 20 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.