Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Salt Lake City, UT — inpatient
In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) as an inpatient: from $256.90 to $256.90, with a median of $256.90. Across Utah, the median is $252.17 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90716, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics lowest Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Varicella,Live,Sc | $256.90 | $367.00 | $107.15–$157.89 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR | $367.00 | $367.00 | $107.15–$157.89 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $256.90, median $256.90, highest $256.90.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $252.17 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UTVfc Varicella,Live,Sc | $0.01 | file |