Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 19 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $54.00 to $1,256.50, with a median of $313.07. The lowest listed price is at San Bernardino County — $259.07 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $313.07 at 116 hospitals.
- The median here, $313.07, is 19% above the US median of $262.00.
- Riverside, CA ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 15 cities for code 90716, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino County lowest Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 HC VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $54.00 | $54.00 | $27.00–$238.56 | — |
| Redlands Community Hospital Redlands, CA · (909) 335-5500 Varicella vaccine File of Jun 19, 2026 · source file | $59.76 | $249.00 | $33.84–$422.30 | 76% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 VARICELLA INJECTION+1 more line at this price File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $68.00 | $170.00 | $76.50–$144.50 | 60% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP [14757] File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $103.34 | $229.64 | $45.93–$1,144.49 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP [14757] File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $103.34 | $229.64 | $41.56–$195.19 | 55% |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP [14757] File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $103.34 | $229.64 | $45.93–$1,296.79 | 55% |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 VARIVAX VACCINE (VARICELL+1 more line at this price File of Jan 14, 2026 · source file | $108.70 | $271.75 | $122.29–$230.99 | 60% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 VARICELLA LIVE(VARIVAX) 0.5ML File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $139.97 | $199.95 | $77.98–$195.83 | 30% |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 VARICELLA File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $140.70 | $201.00 | $77.98–$195.83 | 30% |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 Varivax File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $196.58 | $982.90 | $34.88 | 80% |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario, CA · (909) 427-5000 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% |
| 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" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% |
| 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" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% |
| 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" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.07 | $602.06 | — | 48% |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 VARICELLA VAC 0.5ML INJ File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $416.06 | $1,264.00 | $118.82–$2,035.04 | 67% |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $556.56 | $1,159.50 | — | 52% |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · (760) 340-3911 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $693.66 | $2,102.00 | $177.68–$1,576.50 | 67% |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Varicella vaccine File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file | $715.64 | $1,192.74 | $120.47–$1,192.74 | 40% |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 VARICELLA VAC 0.5ML INJ File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $791.67 | $2,036.00 | $119.07–$2,415.00 | 61% |
| San Bernardino County Colton, CA · (909) 580-1000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP File of Feb 25, 2026 · source file | $888.69 | $888.69 | $178.03–$644.30 | — |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP+1 more line at this price File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $1,094.47 | $1,094.47 | $195.83–$1,094.47 | — |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,256.50 | $1,256.50 | $125.65–$1,130.85 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $54.00, median $313.07, highest $1,256.50 — a 23.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 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 11 of 14 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 chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) explained.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90716 ($270.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CAHC ADMIN VARICELLA-ZOSTER | $13.50 | file |
| 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 VARICELLA ADMINISTRATION | $13.50 | file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CAHC ADMIN VACCINE VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $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 |