Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $191.45 to $952.61, with a median of $313.07. The lowest listed price is at USC Arcadia Hospital — $121.62 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $313.07 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 13 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Jul 27, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Arcadia Hospital lowest Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 Varicella Virus Vaccine inj (0.5 mL) VARIVAX - 1 | $191.45 | $547.00 | $98.46–$547.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Varicella Virus Vaccine Injection | $451.05 | $451.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Varivax: 10 Vial, Single-Dose In 1 Carton (0006-4827-00) / .5 Ml In 1 Vial, Single-Dose (0006-4827-01) | $451.05 | $451.05 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $454.90 | $947.71 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Varivax: 10 Vial, Single-Dose In 1 Carton (0006-4827-00) / .5 Ml In 1 Vial, Single-Dose (0006-4827-01) | $473.60 | $473.60 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Varicella Virus Vaccine Injection | $473.60 | $473.60 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $530.72 | $1,516.34 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $530.72 | $1,516.34 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $649.32 | $1,855.21 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SC SUSR | $952.61 | $1,465.56 | — | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $191.45, median $313.07, highest $952.61 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $313.07. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.