Lab tests CPT 86787 District of Columbia Outpatient

Chickenpox immunity test cost in District of Columbia

In District of Columbia, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $93.50 to $143.90, with a median of $109.78. The lowest price is at Children's National Hospital (Washington). The highest price is 1.5× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 86787. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$93.50Children's National Hospital
Median$109.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$143.90in District of Columbia
Lowest saves$16.28vs the median

Hospitals in District of Columbia, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Children's National Hospital lowest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Varicella Zoster Antibody IgG $93.50 $187.00 —
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National Rehabilitation Hospital Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ANTIBODY VARICELLA ZOSTER $100.50 $154.61 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ANTIBODY VARICELLA ZOSTER $119.05 $183.15 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ANTIBODY VARICELLA ZOSTER $143.90 $221.38 Apr 1, 2026
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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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4 $93.50 $109.78
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More

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.

Chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.