Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $103.34 to $1,094.47, with a median of $313.07. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $209.73 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $313.07 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center lowest Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP [14757] | $103.34 | $229.64 | $45.93–$1,144.49 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP [14757] | $103.34 | $229.64 | $41.56–$195.19 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital lowest Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP [14757] | $103.34 | $229.64 | $45.93–$1,296.79 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center lowest Redlands, CA VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP [14757] | $103.34 | $229.64 | $126.30–$183.71 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $556.56 | $1,159.50 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital of Barstow Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Varicella vaccine | $715.64 | $1,192.74 | $120.47–$1,192.74 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $1,094.47 | $1,094.47 | $195.83–$1,094.47 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $1,094.47 | $1,094.47 | $195.83–$1,094.47 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $103.34, median $313.07, highest $1,094.47 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $313.07. 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 5 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 1 it is 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.
7 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.
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CAHC VARICELLA ADMINISTRATION | $13.50 | file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CAHC ADMIN VARICELLA-ZOSTER | $13.50 | file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CAHC ADMIN VACCINE VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $13.50 | file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CAHC VARICELLA ADMINISTRATION | $13.50 | file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CAHC ADMIN VARICELLA-ZOSTER | $13.50 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Admin Vaccine Medi-Cal Varicella | $24.95 | file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CAHC Admin Vaccine Medi-Cal Varicella | $24.95 | file |