Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 15 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) as an inpatient: from $91.00 to $616.41, with a median of $379.57. The lowest listed price is at Nassau University Medical Center — $288.57 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $348.93 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 10 cities for code 90716, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau University Medical Center lowest East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Sq Live Varicella Vaccine | $91.00 | $130.00 | $52.00–$65.00 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 VARICELLA VACCINE | $155.00 | $155.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 VARICELLA VACCINE PRODUCT | $155.00 | $155.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $223.36 | $1,321.64 | — | 83% | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 Varicella vacc, live,SQ | $241.00 | $241.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $279.06 | $1,416.57 | — | 80% | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Varicella Virus Vaccine | $331.86 | $368.73 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $359.30 | $3,044.88 | — | 88% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $365.09 | $365.09 | — | — | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY varicella virus vaccine (live) 1,350 unit/0.5 mL suspension for reconstitution 1 each Vial | $379.57 | $421.74 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 varicella virus vaccine (live) 1,350 unit/0.5 mL suspension for reconstitution 1 each Vial | $379.57 | $421.74 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $416.29 | $2,191.00 | $21.91–$2,191.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $416.29 | $2,191.00 | $21.91–$2,191.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $416.29 | $2,191.00 | $21.91–$2,191.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $416.29 | $2,191.00 | $21.91–$2,191.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $416.29 | $2,191.00 | $21.91–$2,191.00 | 81% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC. INJ | $418.00 | $418.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Chicken Pox Vaccine Sc | $538.93 | $598.81 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY varicella virus vaccine (live) 1,350 unit/0.5 mL suspension for reconstitution 1 each Vial | $616.41 | $684.90 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY varicella virus vaccine (live) 1,350 unit/0.5 mL suspension for reconstitution 1 each Vial | $616.41 | $684.90 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY varicella virus vaccine (live) 1,350 unit/0.5 mL suspension for reconstitution 1 each Vial | $616.41 | $684.90 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $91.00, median $379.57, highest $616.41 — a 6.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $348.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 5 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NYHC Chicken Pox Varicell Vacc Sc | $22.59 | file |