Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Albany, OR — inpatient
In Albany, OR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) as an inpatient: from $204.00 to $526.78, with a median of $365.39. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital — $161.39 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $233.60 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90716, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 31, 2026 and Jan 31, 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 Albany, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital lowest Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 HC VARICELLA VACCINE (CHICKENPOX) | $204.00 | $255.00 | $73.95–$247.35 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital lowest Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 HC VARICELLA VACCINE (CHICKENPOX) | $204.00 | $255.00 | $73.95–$247.35 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Albany General Hospital Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML SC INJ | $526.78 | $658.47 | $329.24–$642.01 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Albany General Hospital Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML SC INJ | $526.78 | $658.47 | $329.24–$642.01 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML SC INJ | $526.78 | $658.47 | $190.96–$638.72 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML SC INJ | $526.78 | $658.47 | $190.96–$638.72 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR | $553.02 | $691.28 | $200.47–$670.54 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR | $553.02 | $691.28 | $200.47–$670.54 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Albany General Hospital Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR | $553.02 | $691.28 | $345.64–$674.00 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Albany General Hospital Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR | $553.02 | $691.28 | $345.64–$674.00 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $204.00, median $365.39, highest $526.78 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $204.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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
The chickenpox (varicella) vaccine protects against chickenpox. Children get two doses; teens and adults without evidence of immunity get two doses 4 to 8 weeks apart.
What the price covers
The price is for one dose.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90716 ($272.25). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, ORHC VFC - VARICELLA | $17.60 | file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, ORHC VFC - VARICELLA | $17.60 | file |