Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $239.20 to $815.33, with a median of $423.65. The lowest listed price is at Research Psychiatric Center and 1 other hospital — $184.45 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $210.80 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 90716, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Psychiatric Center lowest Kansas City, MO Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $239.20 | $239.20 | $124.46–$203.24 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $239.20 | $239.20 | $52.62–$239.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $239.20 | $239.20 | $380.14 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $239.20 | $239.20 | $52.62–$239.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $239.20 | $239.20 | $380.14 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Psychiatric Center lowest Kansas City, MO VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $239.20 | $239.20 | $54.06–$239.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Psychiatric Center lowest Kansas City, MO Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $239.20 | $239.20 | $124.46–$203.24 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Psychiatric Center lowest Kansas City, MO VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $239.20 | $239.20 | $54.06–$239.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $364.16 | $364.16 | $122.02–$203.24 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $364.16 | $364.16 | $80.12–$327.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $364.16 | $364.16 | $122.02–$203.24 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $364.16 | $364.16 | $80.12–$327.74 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $483.13 | $483.13 | $380.14 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $483.13 | $483.13 | $106.29–$386.50 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $483.13 | $483.13 | $380.14 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $483.13 | $483.13 | $106.29–$386.50 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $630.96 | $630.96 | $380.14 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $630.96 | $630.96 | $138.81–$504.77 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $630.96 | $630.96 | $380.14 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $630.96 | $630.96 | $138.81–$504.77 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $815.33 | $815.33 | $380.14 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $815.33 | $815.33 | $151.65–$733.80 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $815.33 | $815.33 | $380.14 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $815.33 | $815.33 | $151.65–$733.80 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $239.20, median $423.65, highest $815.33 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 6 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90716 ($276.47). 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.
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MOVaricella 0.5 mL | $13.36 | file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KSVaricella 0.5 mL | $13.36 | file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MOVaricella 0.5 mL (VFC) | $13.37 | file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KSVaricella 0.5 mL (VFC) | $13.37 | file |