Lab tests CPT 86787 Maryland Outpatient

Chickenpox immunity test cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) immunity blood test: from $31.16 to $120.26, with a median of $57.49. The lowest price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Towson). The highest price is 3.9× the lowest.

Why Maryland prices look low: Maryland is the only state where a commission (the HSCRC) sets hospital rates for every payer, so its hospitals publish prices far below the rest of the country. A separate physician fee may still apply.

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$31.16Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Median$57.49half pay less
Highest$120.26in Maryland
Lowest saves$26.33vs the median

Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Varicella-Zoster Virus Ab $31.16 $31.80 —
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UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV VARICELLA ANTIBODY $32.40 $54.00 —
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MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Leonardtown · Lexington Park, MD ANTIBODY, VARICELLA-ZOSTER $42.75 $43.62 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD VARICELLA DG M AML $42.84 $43.71 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ANTIBODY, VARICELLA-ZOSTER $52.90 $53.98 Apr 1, 2026
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TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC VARICELLA ZOSTER IMMUNE (VZI) $54.89 $56.01 —
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MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV VARICELLA DG M AML $57.49 $58.66 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ANTIBODY, VARICELLA-ZOSTER $58.30 $59.49 Apr 1, 2026
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MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ANTIBODY, VARICELLA-ZOSTER $58.73 $59.93 Apr 1, 2026
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Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Antibody; varicella-zoster $62.60 $62.60 —
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Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC VARICELLA-ZOSTER REF $64.06 $65.37 —
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MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD VARICELLA DG M AML $65.03 $66.36 Apr 1, 2026
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Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD VARICELLA-ZOSTER TITER $120.26 $120.26 Apr 1, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 6 $31.16 $58.52
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2 $52.90 $55.20
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $32.40 $32.40
Lexington Park, MD 1 $42.75 $42.75
Ocean Pines, MD 1 $62.60 $62.60
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1 $120.26 $120.26
Salisbury, MD 1 $54.89 $54.89

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.