Chickenpox immunity test cost in Redding, CA
In Redding, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $6.95 to $12.00, with a median of $9.48. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Medical Center Redding — $2.53 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $37.90 at 181 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 28, 2026 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 Redding, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center Redding lowest Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 RL-A-VZMCSF 54445 | $6.95 | $13.69 | $5.48–$13.69 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 RL-A-ENCEPH-CSF 3017752D | $7.74 | $15.26 | $6.11–$15.26 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CA · (530) 244-5454 VARICELLA ZOSTER IGM | $12.00 | $49.50 | $1.00–$49.50 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CA · (530) 244-5454 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB IGG | $12.00 | $3.46 | $1.00–$49.50 | -247% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding, CA · (530) 244-5454 VZV IGM CSF LC | $12.00 | $25.75 | $1.00–$49.50 | 53% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.95, median $9.48, highest $12.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $6.95. 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 2 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86787 ($59.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CARL-A-VZE 50167 | $2.54 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CARL-A-MMRV PAN 2011375D | $2.79 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CARL-A-VZV PAN 50162 | $3.55 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CARL-A-VZM 99314 | $4.57 | file |