Varicella zoster virus antigen test at Sharp Memorial Hospital

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC VARICELLA AG DFA - VARICELLA ZOSTER DFA

San Diego, CA

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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $28 is 79% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 75% of the 1,806 hospitals reporting CPT 87290. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 87290 at Sharp Memorial Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 24 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - promise fee schedule · outpatient	$1	$1	—	—	—	$1 – $1
2	Aetna aetna - hmo/pos percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$6	$6	—	—	—	$6 – $6
3	Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
4	Optum optum health - commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
5	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
6	Cigna cigna - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$17	$17	—	—	—	$17 – $17
7	Cigna cigna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$18	$18	—	—	—	$18 – $18
8	Aetna first health medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$20	$20	—	—	—	$20 – $20
9	Aetna first health - leased/ccn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
10	Molina molina medi-cal percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
11	Aetna first health - leased/ccn percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
12	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$29	$29	—	—	—	$29 – $29
13	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
14	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
15	Humana choice care network percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$40	$40	—	—	—	$40 – $40
16	Molina molina - cal medi-connect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$45	$45	$15	34%	—	$30 – $60
17	Optum optum health - medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$46	$46	—	—	—	$46 – $46
18	Aetna first health - direct percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
19	Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$49	$49	—	—	—	$49 – $49
20	Kaiser kaiser - rehab percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
21	Molina molina - exchange percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
22	Optum optum health - commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$51	$51	—	—	—	$51 – $51
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - prudent buyer percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$58	$58	—	—	—	$58 – $58
24	Optum optum health - commercial case rate · outpatient	$725	$725	—	—	—	$725 – $725

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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