Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $156.50 to $724.80, with a median of $173.04. The lowest listed price is at Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford — $16.54 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $313.07 at 69 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford lowest Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 HC Varicella Vacc Live Pf 0.5ml Subq | $156.50 | $313.00 | $100.13 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $173.04 | $309.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $173.04 | $309.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 "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 - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 "varicella virus live (PF) vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL Recon susp 1 Each VIAL" | $337.15 | $602.06 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Varicella Virus Vacc Sq | $724.80 | $1,812.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SC SUSR | $834.35 | $2,085.88 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA · (650) 497-8000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $1,257.24 | $2,514.49 | $804.39 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $156.50, median $173.04, highest $724.80 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
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.
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.