Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) as an inpatient: from $79.26 to $88.50, with a median of $88.50. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $9.24 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $495.68 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 varicella virus vaccine 0.5mL inj | $79.26 | $396.30 | $71.33–$317.04 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX varicella virus vaccine 0.5mL inj | $88.50 | $442.51 | $84.08–$278.78 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 varicella virus vaccine 0.5mL inj | $88.50 | $442.51 | $84.08–$278.78 | 80% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $79.26, median $88.50, highest $88.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $88.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.
26 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXVARICELLA VACCINE | $10.80 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXVARICELLA VACCINE | $10.80 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUTC CHICKEN POX VACCINE SC | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXUTC VARICELLA VACCINE | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXDPT VARICELLA VACCINE | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXEST VARICELLA VACCINE | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXWST VARICELLA VACCINE | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXVARICELLA (CHICKENBOX) | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXVARICELLA IMMUNIZATION | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXEMP VARICELLA VACCINE | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUTC CHICKEN POX VACCINE SC | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXUTC VARICELLA VACCINE | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXCHICKEN POX VACCINE SC | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXCHICKEN POX VACCINE SC | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXVARICELLA (CHICKENBOX) | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXEMP VARICELLA VACCINE | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXWST VARICELLA VACCINE | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXVARICELLA IMMUNIZATION | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXDPT VARICELLA VACCINE | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXEST VARICELLA VACCINE | $11.34 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXFFC VARICELLA VIRUS VACC SQ | $18.26 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXFFC VARICELLA VIRUS VACC SQ | $18.26 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXCET VARICELLA VIRUS VACC SQ | $25.84 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSISD VARICELLA VACCINE | $25.84 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXCET VARICELLA VIRUS VACC SQ | $25.84 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXSISD VARICELLA VACCINE | $25.84 | file |