Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 19 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $46.50 to $624.39, with a median of $241.00. The lowest listed price is at Harper University Hospital — $194.50 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $201.95 at 59 hospitals.
- The median here, $241.00, is 8% below the US median of $261.75.
- 8 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 15 cities for code 90716, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper University Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 VARICELLA VACCINE LIVE+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $46.50 | $62.00 | $1.00–$580.46 | 25% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 VARICELLA VACCINE INJ 0.5ML DO File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $182.25 | $243.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 VARICELLA VACIJ File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $182.25 | $243.00 | — | 25% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Varicella Virus (Varivax) Vial -> Varicella Virus 90716 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $201.95 | $403.90 | $371.83 | 50% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Varicella Virus (Varivax) Vial -> Varicella Virus 90716 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $201.95 | $403.90 | $335.17 | 50% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Varicella Virus (Varivax) Vial -> Varicella Virus 90716 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $201.95 | $403.90 | $93.87–$603.87 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Varicella Virus (Varivax) Vial -> Varicella Virus 90716 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $201.95 | $403.90 | $205.18–$371.89 | 50% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 varicella virus vaccine Subcut Inj File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $230.15 | $460.29 | $335.17 | 50% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 VARICELLA VACCINE INJ 0.5ML DO File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $234.75 | $313.00 | — | 25% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $241.00 | $579.10 | $173.73–$579.10 | 58% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP+1 more line at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $241.00 | $579.10 | $173.73–$579.10 | 58% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 varicella virus vaccine Subcut Inj File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $260.58 | $521.15 | $371.83 | 50% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 VARICELLA VACCINE File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $281.25 | $375.00 | — | 25% |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills, MI · (248) 471-8000 HC VACCINE VARICELLA CHICKEN POX File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $303.00 | $303.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · (248) 898-5400 HC VACCINE VARICELLA CHICKEN POX File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $303.00 | $303.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 HC VACCINE VARICELLA CHICKEN POX File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $303.00 | $303.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 HC VACCINE VARICELLA CHICKEN POX File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $303.00 | $303.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 HC VACCINE VARICELLA CHICKEN POX File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $303.00 | $303.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 HC VACCINE VARICELLA CHICKEN POX File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $303.00 | $303.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn, MI · (313) 593-7125 HC VACCINE VARICELLA CHICKEN POX File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $303.00 | $303.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 HC VACCINE VARICELLA CHICKEN POX File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $303.00 | $303.00 | — | — |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 VARICELLA VACCINE File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $459.75 | $613.00 | — | 25% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 varicella virus vaccine Subcut Inj File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $461.24 | $922.48 | $603.87 | 50% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $624.39 | $960.60 | $134.14–$960.60 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $46.50, median $241.00, highest $624.39 — a 13.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $272.00. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) explained.