Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Texarkana, TX — inpatient
In Texarkana, TX-AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) as an inpatient: from $947.49 to $947.49, with a median of $947.49. Across Texas, the median is $495.68 at 115 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90716, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Jan 14, 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 Texarkana, TX-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 00006-4826-00 - varicella virus vaccine REC Inject | $947.49 | $1,722.70 | $547.82–$1,550.43 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 00006-4827-00 - varicella virus vaccine REC Inject | $947.49 | $1,722.70 | $547.82–$1,550.43 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 54569-4056-00 - varicella virus vaccine - Powder | $947.49 | $1,722.70 | $547.82–$1,550.43 | 45% | Jan 14, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $947.49, median $947.49, highest $947.49.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $861.35 — 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 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90716 ($269.91). 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.
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX00006-4827-00 - varicella virus vaccine - Powder | $0.01 | file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX00006-4826-00 - varicella virus vaccine - Powder | $0.01 | file |
| CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX54569-4055-00 - varicella virus vaccine - Powder | $0.01 | file |