Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $110.00 to $127.32, with a median of $110.00. The lowest listed price is at Sisters of Charity Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $348.93 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities 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 — 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $110.00 | $110.00 | $41.14–$416.66 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $110.00 | $110.00 | $41.14–$416.66 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $110.00 | $110.00 | $41.14–$620.78 | — | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 VARICELLA VACCINE | $127.32 | $181.88 | $177.68 | 30% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 Varivax | $224.00 | $320.00 | $177.68 | 30% | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $267.00 | $242.00 | $41.14–$416.66 | -10% | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $267.00 | $242.00 | $41.14–$416.66 | -10% | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $451.42 | $451.42 | $41.14–$416.66 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $608.62 | $608.62 | $41.14–$620.78 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $110.00, median $110.00, highest $127.32 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $110.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.