Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in San Antonio, TX
In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $38.46 to $38.46, with a median of $38.46. Across Texas, the median is $495.68 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90716, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Health System lowest San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC PBB VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $38.46 | $153.81 | $56.91–$384.53 | 75% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| University Health System San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, SQ | $253.12 | $1,012.48 | $374.62–$2,531.20 | 75% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $38.46, median $38.46, highest $38.46.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $38.46. 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 below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.