Lab tests CPT 86787 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Chickenpox immunity test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test as an inpatient: from $5.97 to $91.00, with a median of $15.84. The lowest listed price is at Community Hospital of San Bernardino — $9.87 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $37.90 at 181 hospitals.

Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 86787, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Sep 2, 2026.

Lowest$5.97Community Hospital of San Bernardino
Median$15.84half of hospitals charge less
Highest$91.00in this market
Difference15.2×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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

median
Lowest $5.97Highest $466.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Community Hospital of San Bernardino lowest San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 RL-A-ENCEPH-CSF 3017752D File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $5.97 $15.26 $9.16–$15.26 61%
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 VZV IGG ABS - QST+1 more line at this price File of May 13, 2026 · source file $6.00 $6.00 $3.15–$6.00 —
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 HC 14505 - Varicella-Zoster Virus Ab (Immunity Screen), Acif+1 more line at this price File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file $6.38 $48.50 $12.88–$295.02 87%
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC VZVIGG File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $6.75 $15.00 $3.00–$13.50 55%
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC VZVIGG File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $6.75 $15.00 $3.00–$12.75 55%
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC VZVIGG File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $6.75 $15.00 $2.71–$11.25 55%
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 VARICELLA-ZOSTER Ab IgM - QST File of May 13, 2026 · source file $12.00 $12.00 $6.30–$12.00 —
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Varicella Zoster Igm+1 more line at this price source file $12.33 $12.33 $9.10–$15.90 —
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Vzv Ab Total Acif CSF Ppnl+7 more lines at this price source file $12.83 $12.83 $9.10–$15.90 —
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $14.17 $14.17 $2.83–$12.04 —
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC SOM VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file $14.17 $14.17 $7.79–$11.34 —
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $14.17 $14.17 $2.83–$12.75 —
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $14.17 $14.17 $2.56–$10.63 —
Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Varicella-Zoster V Ab, IgG LC File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file $15.84 $21.12 — 25%
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 VZV - LC File of May 13, 2026 · source file $18.00 $18.00 $9.45–$18.00 —
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Phl Vzv, Igg+1 more line at this price source file $19.32 $19.32 $9.10–$19.32 —
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC SOM MMRV 86787 File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $29.73 $29.73 $5.38–$22.30 —
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC SOM MMRV 86787 File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file $29.73 $29.73 $16.35–$23.78 —
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC SOM MMRV 86787 File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $29.73 $29.73 $5.95–$25.27 —
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC SOM MMRV 86787 File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $29.73 $29.73 $5.95–$26.76 —
Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Varicella-Zoster Ab, IgM Qualitative LC File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file $30.04 $40.05 — 25%
St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ANTIBODY VARICELLA-ZOSTER CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $37.90 $78.95 — 52%
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC LAB REF VZV AB IMMUNITY SCREEN File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $39.15 $87.00 $17.40–$78.30 55%
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC LAB REF VZV AB IMMUNITY SCREEN File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $39.15 $87.00 $17.40–$73.95 55%
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC LAB REF VZV AB IMMUNITY SCREEN File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $39.15 $87.00 $15.75–$65.25 55%
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC LAB REF VZV AB IMMUNITY SCREEN File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file $39.15 $87.00 $47.85–$69.60 55%
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $55.53 $142.00 $85.20–$142.00 61%
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 VARICELLA ZOSTER AB File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $60.61 $182.00 $54.60–$149.24 67%
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $63.90 $142.00 $28.40–$120.70 55%
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file $63.90 $142.00 $78.10–$113.60 55%
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $63.90 $142.00 $28.40–$127.80 55%
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $63.90 $142.00 $25.70–$106.50 55%
Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 B-LAB VARICELLA ZOSTER AB File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $73.00 $73.00 $38.33–$73.00 —
Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 B-LAB VARICELLA ZOSTER AB File of May 20, 2026 · source file $73.00 $73.00 $38.33–$73.00 —
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Vzv Ab CSF+1 more line at this price source file $80.24 $80.24 $9.10–$80.24 —
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 ANTIBODY VARICELLA-ZOSTER source file $91.00 $175.00 $8.00–$25.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 ANTIBODY VARICELLA-ZOSTER source file $91.00 $175.00 $8.00–$25.00 48%
Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 ANTIBODY VARICELLA-ZOSTER source file $91.00 $175.00 $8.00–$25.00 48%
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 ANTIBODY VARICELLA-ZOSTER source file $91.00 $175.00 $8.00–$25.00 48%
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC VZV AB File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $92.70 $206.00 $37.29–$154.50 55%
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC VZV AB File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file $92.70 $206.00 $113.30–$164.80 55%
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC VZV AB File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $92.70 $206.00 $41.20–$185.40 55%
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC VZV AB File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file $92.70 $206.00 $41.20–$175.10 55%
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Vzv Serum+1 more line at this price source file $101.31 $101.31 $9.10–$101.31 —
Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 B-LAB VARICELLA-ZOSTER IGM File of May 20, 2026 · source file $113.00 $113.00 $59.32–$113.00 —
Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 B-LAB VARICELLA-ZOSTER IGM File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file $113.00 $113.00 $59.32–$113.00 —
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 0L-VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS DNA PCR File of May 13, 2026 · source file $466.00 $466.00 $244.65–$466.00 —
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $5.97, median $15.84, highest $91.00 — a 15.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $13.49 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 7 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.

21 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86787 ($58.73). 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.

HospitalCash priceFile
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-VZE 50167 $1.67 file
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC 4439 - Varicella-Zoster Virus Antibody (Igg) $1.72 file
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-MMRV PAN 2011375D $1.84 file
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-VZE 50167 $1.96 file
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-MMRV PAN 2011375D $2.16 file
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-VZV PAN 50162 $2.34 file
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-VZV PAN 50162 $2.74 file
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-ENCEPH-SER 3017751C $2.97 file
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-VZM 99314 $3.00 file
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-ENCEPH-SER 3017751C $3.48 file
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-VZM 99314 $3.52 file
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Qu Vzv Igg Ab $3.60 file
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Qu Vzv Igg Ab $3.60 file
Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CAVZV IGG ABS - LC $4.00 file
Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CAVZV IGG ABS - LC $4.00 file
Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC 34128 - Varicella-Zoster Virus Antibodies (Igg, Igm) $4.02 file
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-VZMCSF 54445 $4.56 file
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Qu Varicella Zoster Igg $4.84 file
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Qu Varicella Zoster Igg $4.84 file
St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CARL-A-ENCEPH-CSF 3017752D $5.09 file
Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CARL-A-VZMCSF 54445 $5.36 file
File Link to the hospital's own price file.