Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $173.04 to $173.04, with a median of $173.04. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $313.07 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $173.04 | $309.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $173.04 | $309.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $173.04 | $309.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $337.15 | $602.06 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $337.15 | $602.06 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $337.15 | $602.06 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $173.04, median $173.04, highest $173.04.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $173.04. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.