Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Altoona, PA
In Altoona, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $549.05 to $549.05, with a median of $549.05. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $243.60 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90716, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Altoona, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 00006-4827-00 - varicella virus vaccine inj-CLINIC | $549.05 | $549.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 varicella virus vaccine inj-[B] | $549.05 | $549.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $549.05, median $549.05, highest $549.05.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $549.05. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PARHC ADM SUBCUT VARICELLA LIVE MA ONLY | $23.14 | file |