Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $288.99 to $324.00, with a median of $324.00. The lowest listed price is at South County Health — $35.01 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $324.00 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South County Health lowest Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $288.99 | $481.65 | $122.13 | 40% | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 PR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $324.00 | $324.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 PR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $324.00 | $324.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 PR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $324.00 | $324.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $288.99, median $324.00, highest $324.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $324.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
3 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.
| Newport Hospital Newport, RIVARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP [113088] | $0.50 | file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RIVARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP [113088] | $0.50 | file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RIVARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP [113088] | $0.50 | file |