Chickenpox immunity test cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $5.94 to $268.10, with a median of $111.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital of Folsom — $105.06 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $37.90 at 181 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom lowest Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 RL-A-ENCEPH-CSF 3017752D | $5.94 | $15.26 | $1.68–$38.02 | 61% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 ANTIBODY VARICELLA-ZOSTER | $86.80 | $155.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 ANTIBODY VARICELLA-ZOSTER | $86.80 | $155.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 ANTIBODY VARICELLA-ZOSTER | $86.80 | $155.00 | $11.00–$35.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CORE VZV AB | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE VZV AB IGM | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE VZV AB | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE VZV AB IGM | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE VZV AB | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE VZV AB IGM | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE VZV AB | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CORE VZV AB IGM | $111.00 | $111.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE VZV AB IGG | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CORE VZV AB IGG | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE VZV AB IGG | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE VZV AB IGG | $115.00 | $115.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 VARICELLA-ZOSTER ANTIBODY | $268.10 | $268.10 | $7.91–$536.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.94, median $111.00, highest $268.10 — a 45.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $111.00. 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 2 of 5 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.
14 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 General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-VZE 50167 | $1.09 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-VZE 50167 | $1.37 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-VZE 50167 | $1.37 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-VZE 50167 | $1.44 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-VZE 50167 | $1.95 | file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-VZV IGG CSF | $2.50 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-VZV IGG CSF | $3.15 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-VZV IGG CSF | $3.15 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-VZV IGG CSF | $3.31 | file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-ENCEPH-CSF 3017752D | $3.33 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-ENCEPH-CSF 3017752D | $4.19 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-ENCEPH-CSF 3017752D | $4.19 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-ENCEPH-CSF 3017752D | $4.40 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-VZV IGG CSF | $4.46 | file |