Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Worcester, MA
In Worcester, MA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $210.00 to $344.00, with a median of $304.00. The lowest listed price is at UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital — $94.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $264.00 at 15 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 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital lowest Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $210.00 | $210.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford, MA · (508) 473-1190 Varicella Virus Vaccine | $264.00 | $264.00 | $264.00 | — | — source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $344.00 | $344.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $344.00 | $344.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford, MA · (508) 473-1190 Varivax 0.5ml Inj. | $360.61 | $360.61 | $360.61 | — | — source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $461.19 | $461.19 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $461.19 | $461.19 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $210.00, median $304.00, highest $344.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $304.00. 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.
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.
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MAFREE VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $0.01 | file |