Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) as an inpatient: from $511.76 to $642.75, with a median of $577.26. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $65.50 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $233.60 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 90716, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center lowest Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL | $511.76 | $602.06 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside lowest Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL | $511.76 | $602.06 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $642.75 | $857.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $642.75 | $857.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $786.39 | $1,048.52 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $511.76, median $577.26, highest $642.75 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $511.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORPR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORPR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, ORPR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, ORPR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $14.27 | file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WAPR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $14.27 | file |