Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $88.66 to $460.35, with a median of $196.11. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center — $107.45 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $235.28 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 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 Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 VARICELLA VACC (CHICKEN POX),LIVE, SUBQ (STATE SUPPLIED) | $88.66 | $173.85 | $104.31–$139.08 | 49% | — source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $170.67 | $592.10 | $296.05–$896.64 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $180.09 | $592.10 | $296.05–$896.64 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $180.81 | $592.10 | $254.61–$713.40 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $185.82 | $592.10 | $296.05–$896.64 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $196.11 | $592.10 | $296.05–$896.64 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $209.23 | $592.10 | $100.66–$896.64 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJ, VARICELLA VACC LIVE SC USE, PER DOSE NO.1 | $226.19 | $443.50 | $266.10–$354.80 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJ, VARICELLA VACC LIVE SC USE, PER DOSE (NON STATE) | $266.05 | $521.67 | $313.00–$417.34 | 49% | — source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $392.75 | $392.75 | $98.97–$377.04 | — | — source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $460.35 | $959.07 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $460.35 | $959.07 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $460.35 | $959.07 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $460.35 | $959.07 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $88.66, median $196.11, highest $460.35 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $196.11. 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 7 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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 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.
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WAVARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE (CHICKEN POX),LIVE, SUBCUT - DSHS | $11.95 | file |