Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) as an inpatient: from $150.00 to $434.82, with a median of $356.41. The lowest listed price is at Cambridge Health Alliance — $206.41 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $264.00 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 90716, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance lowest Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Varivax(Chicken Pox) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $95.40–$467.62 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chicken Pox Vaccine, Live, Sub-Q | $210.60 | $468.00 | $66.89–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $277.99 | $617.75 | $66.89–$577.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $277.99 | $617.75 | $66.89–$514.84 | 55% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Pbb Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $434.82 | $621.17 | $0.01–$621.17 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Pbb Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $434.82 | $621.17 | $0.01–$621.17 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Pbb Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $434.82 | $621.17 | $66.89–$671.67 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1 350 UNIT/0.5 M | $479.19 | $684.55 | $66.89–$740.20 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1 350 UNIT/0.5 M | $479.19 | $684.55 | $66.89–$684.55 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $150.00, median $356.41, highest $434.82 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $356.41 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 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.
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.
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MAVARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1 350 UNIT/0.5 M | $0.01 | file |