Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $61.20 to $473.37, with a median of $267.29. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $206.09 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $313.07 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC PR RX VARICELLA VACCINE LIVE SQ 0.5 ML | $61.20 | $120.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $473.37 | $928.17 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $569.81 | $1,117.27 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $61.20, median $267.29, highest $473.37 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $521.59. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.