Varicella zoster virus antigen test at UPMC Hanover

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

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HC HSV/VZV DIF & CULTURE - C

Hanover, PA

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UPMC Hanover’s median price of $39 is 152% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 84% 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 UPMC Hanover

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 19 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	UnitedHealthcare pa medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$11	$11	—	—	—	$11 – $11
2	Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
3	Aetna aco facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
4	Aetna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
5	Humana medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$13	$13	—	—	—	$13 – $13
6	Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
7	Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
8	UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$14	$14	—	—	—	$14 – $14
9	UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$18	$18	—	—	—	$18 – $18
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$24	$24	—	—	—	$24 – $24
11	Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$35	$35	—	—	—	$35 – $35
12	Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$45	$45	—	—	—	$45 – $45
13	Highmark commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$48	$48	—	—	—	$48 – $48
14	Blue Cross Blue Shield chip facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$85	$85	—	—	—	$85 – $85
15	Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$85	$85	—	—	—	$85 – $85
16	Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
17	Carefirst commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
18	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106
19	MultiPlan ppo (includes phcs and humana as payers) facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$106	$106	—	—	—	$106 – $106

Last updated: Mar 6, 2026

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