Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $69.00 to $310.80, with a median of $137.27. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital — $68.27 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $205.80 at 59 hospitals.
- The median here, $137.27, is 48% below the US median of $262.00.
- Pittsburgh, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 90716, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 2, 2026 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC VARIVAX .5ML INJ File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $115.00 | $11.00–$179.37 | 40% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $69.26 | $364.51 | $11.50–$341.22 | 81% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC VARICELLA VIRUS VAC 19400 PFU File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $82.20 | $137.00 | $11.00–$179.37 | 40% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $87.48 | $364.51 | $12.00–$341.22 | 76% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 VARIVAX .5ML INJ File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $92.00 | $115.00 | $23.08–$866.83 | 20% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $98.42 | $364.51 | $11.00–$341.22 | 73% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $137.27 | $196.10 | $11.50–$469.99 | 30% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $183.00 | $366.00 | $11.00–$366.00 | 50% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC VARICELLA VIRUS LIVE 1350U/0.5ML SQ File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $197.10 | $270.00 | $11.00–$341.22 | 27% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC VARICELLA VIRUS LIVE 1350U/0.5ML SQ File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $207.90 | $270.00 | $10.00–$341.22 | 23% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA VARICELLA VACCINE INJ File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $276.47 | $921.56 | $11.00–$921.56 | 70% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE INJ File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $292.56 | $487.60 | $164.32–$380.33 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 VARICELLA VACCINE(VARIVAX)1350 File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $310.80 | $518.00 | $139.34–$634.81 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $69.00, median $137.27, highest $310.80 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $108.04. 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 11 of 11 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 chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) explained.