Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $45.30 to $2,134.83, with a median of $611.12. The lowest price is at Banner Fort Collins Medical Center (Fort Collins). The highest price is 47.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $611.12, is 133% above the US median of $262.00.
- Colorado ranks 48th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 28 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90716. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$45.30Banner Fort Collins Medical Center
Median$611.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,134.83in Colorado
Lowest saves$565.82vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center lowest Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO VARICELLA VACCINE/0.5ML 0.5ML PWIJ | $45.30 | $532.90 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $74.50 | $149.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Varicella vaccine | $106.32 | $163.57 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Varicella Virus Vaccine POC | $181.52 | $226.90 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO varicella vaccine 1,350 unit/0.5 mL suspension for reconstitution 1 each Vial | $190.31 | $543.72 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Varicella Vaccine, Sc | $206.00 | $275.00 | — source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO NONCDM CHARGE RECORD PHARMACY | $226.56 | $302.08 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 90716 ADMIN CHICKEN POX VACCINE SC | $261.75 | $349.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Varicella vaccine | $297.18 | $371.48 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO Varivax Vaccine with Diluent | $390.44 | $709.89 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO Varivax Vaccine with Diluent | $390.44 | $709.89 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE (LIVE-PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUSR | $403.14 | $575.92 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Varicella vaccine | $497.25 | $585.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML INJ RECON SUSP | $605.51 | $931.55 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $616.72 | $616.72 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Varicella vaccine | $634.10 | $746.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $772.49 | $772.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $772.49 | $772.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $880.00 | $880.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $880.00 | $880.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $1,251.50 | $1,251.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $1,472.24 | $1,472.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $1,472.24 | $1,472.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $2,128.11 | $2,128.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $2,128.11 | $2,128.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $2,134.83 | $2,134.83 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $2,134.83 | $2,134.83 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO VAR VAC LIVE SQ | $2,134.83 | $2,134.83 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 16 | $190.31 | $1,065.75 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $390.44 | $390.44 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $74.50 | $74.50 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $261.75 | $261.75 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $45.30 | $45.30 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $497.25 | $497.25 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $206.00 | $206.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $297.18 | $297.18 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $181.52 | $181.52 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $106.32 | $106.32 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $634.10 | $634.10 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $226.56 | $226.56 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) in other states
- Alabama$491.18
- Alaska$248.73
- Arizona$289.60
- Arkansas$243.30
- California$313.07
- Connecticut$366.27
- Delaware$658.14
- District of Columbia$476.61, 2 hospitals
- Florida$284.92
- Georgia$359.55
- Hawaii$290.50
- Idaho$243.99
- Illinois$276.47
- Indiana$409.26
- Iowa$167.50
- Kansas$217.00
- Kentucky$305.69
- Louisiana$209.22
- Maine$155.18
- Maryland$325.50
- Massachusetts$386.91
- Michigan$201.95
- Minnesota$196.35
- Mississippi$150.06
- Missouri$165.90
- Montana$215.34
- Nebraska$231.00
- Nevada$419.00
- New Hampshire$478.35
- New Jersey$146.01
- New Mexico$264.42
- New York$265.00
- North Carolina$323.00
- North Dakota$166.91
- Ohio$372.40
- Oklahoma$273.74
- Oregon$233.60
- Pennsylvania$205.80
- Rhode Island$324.00, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$292.80
- South Dakota$231.00
- Tennessee$179.35
- Texas$403.46
- Utah$300.43
- Vermont$304.00
- Virginia$403.08
- Washington$202.14
- West Virginia$198.49
- Wisconsin$164.94
- Wyoming$327.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.