Chickenpox immunity test cost in Salt Lake City, UT
In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 5 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $20.51 to $352.90, with a median of $27.02. The lowest listed price is at Lone Peak Hospital and 1 other hospital — $6.51 less than the median here. Across Utah, the median is $119.36 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 86787, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Peak Hospital lowest Draper, UT · (801) 545-8000 VARIC ZOSTER IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $20.51 | $20.51 | $4.22–$16.00 | — |
| Herriman Emergency Center lowest Herriman, UT · (801) 545-8000 VARIC ZOSTER IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $20.51 | $20.51 | $4.22–$16.00 | — |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Varicella-Zoster Virus Ab, Igg+2 more lines at this price source file | $27.02 | $38.60 | $10.82–$70.31 | 30% |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Varicella Zoster Virus Abs, Igg and Igm source file | $30.24 | $43.20 | $10.82–$60.42 | 30% |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Varicella Zoster Virus Ab, Igm, CSF+1 more line at this price source file | $32.76 | $46.80 | $10.82–$60.42 | 30% |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Encephalitis Serum source file | $48.24 | $48.24 | $10.82–$67.49 | — |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Encephalitis Panel W/Rflx to Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2 Glycoprotein G-Specific Antibodies, Igg, CSF+1 more line at this price source file | $50.68 | $72.40 | $10.82–$67.49 | 30% |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Encephalitis CSF source file | $85.89 | $122.70 | $10.82–$67.49 | 30% |
| Mountain West Medical Center Tooele, UT · (435) 843-3700 Analysis for antibody to varicella-zoster virus (chicken pox) File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $103.27 | $172.11 | $12.88–$158.34 | 40% |
| St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 268-7111 VARIC ZOSTER IGM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $352.90 | $352.90 | $72.66–$299.96 | — |
| St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 268-7111 VARIC ZOSTER IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $371.83 | $371.83 | $76.56–$316.06 | — |
| Herriman Emergency Center Herriman, UT · (801) 545-8000 VARIC ZOSTER IGM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $408.69 | $408.69 | $84.15–$318.78 | — |
| Lone Peak Hospital Draper, UT · (801) 545-8000 VARIC ZOSTER IGM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $408.69 | $408.69 | $84.15–$318.78 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $20.51, median $27.02, highest $352.90 — a 17.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $27.02. 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.