Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $51.38 to $935.01, with a median of $209.22. The lowest price is at Touro Infirmary (New Orleans). The highest price is 18.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $209.22, is 20% below the US median of $262.00.
- Louisiana ranks 14th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 28 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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$51.38Touro Infirmary
Median$209.22half of hospitals charge less
Highest$935.01in Louisiana
Lowest saves$157.84vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touro Infirmary lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Vaccine for Varicella (Chicken Pox) Injection Beneath Skin | $51.38 | $367.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Vaccine for Varicella (Chicken Pox) Injection Beneath Skin | $82.88 | $592.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Vaccine for Varicella (Chicken Pox) Injection Beneath Skin | $82.88 | $592.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Vaccine for Varicella (Chicken Pox) Injection Beneath Skin | $82.88 | $592.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Vaccine for Varicella (Chicken Pox) Injection Beneath Skin | $82.88 | $592.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA VARICELLA VACC (VARIVAX) INJ | $123.25 | $362.50 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA VAC - VARICELLA VACCINE LIVE VACCINE | $126.00 | $210.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Vaccine for Varicella (Chicken Pox) Injection Beneath Skin | $141.60 | $885.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Vaccine for Varicella (Chicken Pox) Injection Beneath Skin | $142.02 | $526.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBQ SUSR | $150.91 | $656.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBQ SUSR | $170.59 | $656.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBQ SUSR | $183.71 | $656.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA AMB varicella Charge -> 0.5 mL varicella | $198.40 | $248.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $208.48 | $2,958.98 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBQ SUSR | $209.96 | $656.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBQ SUSR | $216.52 | $984.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Vaccine for Varicella (Chicken Pox) Injection Beneath Skin | $217.36 | $988.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CLIN GLOBAL VARIVAX | $217.46 | $362.43 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA VARIVAX VACCINE | $230.62 | $307.49 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBQ SUSR | $255.88 | $984.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBQ SUSR | $256.98 | $546.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBQ SUSR | $288.69 | $656.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBQ SUSR | $306.18 | $1,093.51 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Varicella vaccine | $344.40 | $492.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA VARICELLA VACC LIVE (VARIVAX) 0.5ML INJ | $379.00 | $379.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACC LIVE (PF) 1350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBQ SUSR | $393.66 | $1,968.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1 350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $548.75 | $548.75 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA varicella virus vaccine (live) 1350 unit/0.5 mL Su | $935.01 | $1,263.01 | Feb 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 10 | $51.38 | $141.81 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 4 | $209.96 | $298.23 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $256.98 | $288.69 |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $230.62 | $243.25 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $170.59 | $177.15 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $208.48 | $208.48 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $123.25 | $123.25 |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $150.91 | $150.91 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $344.40 | $344.40 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $198.40 | $198.40 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $82.88 | $82.88 |
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
What chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) explained.
Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) in other states
- Alabama$491.18
- Alaska$248.73
- Arizona$289.60
- Arkansas$243.30
- California$313.07
- Colorado$611.12
- 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
- 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.