Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 15 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $163.80 to $612.82, with a median of $559.32. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel Grove City and 5 other hospitals — $395.52 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $372.40 at 83 hospitals.
- The median here, $559.32, is 113% above the US median of $262.00.
- Columbus, OH ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 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 Mar 31, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel Grove City lowest Grove City, OH HC Vaccine Varicella Live Subcutaneous File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $163.80 | $252.00 | $54.68–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital lowest New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Vaccine Varicella Live Subcutaneous File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $163.80 | $252.00 | $54.68–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin lowest Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Vaccine Varicella Live Subcutaneous File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $163.80 | $252.00 | $54.68–$252.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's lowest Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Vaccine Varicella Live Subcutaneous File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $163.80 | $252.00 | $54.68–$632.00 | 35% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center lowest Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Vaccine Varicella Live Subcutaneous File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $163.80 | $252.00 | $54.68–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel East lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Vaccine Varicella Live Subcutaneous File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $163.80 | $252.00 | $54.68–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $374.63 | $576.35 | $125.07–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $374.63 | $576.35 | $125.07–$632.00 | 35% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $374.63 | $576.35 | $125.07–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $374.63 | $576.35 | $125.07–$632.00 | 35% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $559.32 | $860.50 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $559.32 | $860.50 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $559.32 | $860.50 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $559.32 | $860.50 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $559.32 | $860.50 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $559.32 | $860.50 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Noncdm Charge Record Pharmacy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $559.32 | $860.50 | — | 35% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $563.48 | $866.90 | — | 35% |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $563.48 | $866.90 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $563.48 | $866.90 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $563.48 | $866.90 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $563.48 | $866.90 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $563.48 | $866.90 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $563.48 | $866.90 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $563.48 | $866.90 | — | 35% |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 VARIVAX (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $612.82 | $680.91 | $25.88–$667.29 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $163.80, median $559.32, highest $612.82 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $559.32. 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 6 of 7 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 chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90716 ($270.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OHVARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE SUBCUTANEOUS, ODH | $9.00 | file |