Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Virginia Beach, VA — inpatient
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) as an inpatient: from $128.40 to $950.97, with a median of $761.15. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center — $632.75 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $242.15 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 90716, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Mar 17, 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center lowest Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $128.40 | $214.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE | $571.32 | $634.80 | $444.36–$584.02 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 Varicella Vaccine 0.5 mL w/ Diluent | $714.42 | $793.80 | $555.66–$730.30 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR | $950.97 | $1,584.95 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR | $950.97 | $1,584.95 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR | $950.97 | $1,584.95 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $128.40, median $761.15, highest $950.97 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $761.15 — 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.
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.
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VAVVFC VARICELLA VIRUS VAC | $0.01 | file |