Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $63.00 to $1,464.10, with a median of $1,083.24. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $1,020.24 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $495.68 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC PR RX VARICELLA VACCINE LIVE SQ 0.5 ML | $63.00 | $150.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $1,083.24 | $2,579.14 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $1,083.24 | $2,579.14 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $1,083.24 | $2,579.14 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE 0.5ML | $1,464.10 | $1,464.10 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $63.00, median $1,083.24, highest $1,464.10 — a 23.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,083.24. 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.