Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $69.00 to $292.56, with a median of $127.14. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital — $58.14 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $243.60 at 33 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC VARIVAX .5ML INJ | $69.00 | $115.00 | $11.00–$179.37 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC VARICELLA VIRUS VAC 19400 PFU | $82.20 | $137.00 | $11.00–$179.37 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 VARIVAX .5ML INJ | $92.00 | $115.00 | $23.08–$866.83 | 20% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 VARICELLA-ZOSTER VACCINE | $117.00 | $195.00 | $52.46–$238.97 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE | $137.27 | $196.10 | $11.50–$469.99 | 30% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $183.00 | $366.00 | $11.00–$366.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE INJ | $292.56 | $487.60 | $164.32–$380.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 VARICELLA VACCINE(VARIVAX)1350 | $310.80 | $518.00 | $139.34–$634.81 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $69.00, median $127.14, highest $292.56 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $117.00. 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 6 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.