Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in New Mexico
In New Mexico, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $102.00 to $674.65, with a median of $264.42. The lowest price is at Artesia General Hospital (Artesia). The highest price is 6.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $264.42, is about the same as the US median of $262.00.
- New Mexico ranks 23rd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$102.00Artesia General Hospital
Median$264.42half of hospitals charge less
Highest$674.65in New Mexico
Lowest saves$162.42vs the median
Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM CHICKEN POX VACCINE, SC | $102.00 | $170.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Lovelace Regional Hospital - Roswell Roswell · Roswell, NM VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $159.60 | $532.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants · Grants, NM 90716 VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $196.80 | $246.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM Varivax | $258.93 | $470.78 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Roswell · Roswell, NM 00006-4826-00 - varicella virus vaccine REC Inject | $269.91 | $1,285.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services Gallup · Gallup, NM 00006-4827-00varicella Virus Vaccinepow Inj [Reho] | $271.00 | $902.00 | — source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs Hobbs · Hobbs, NM VARICELLA VIRUS VAC LIVE FOR INJ 1350 PFU/0.5ML | $366.61 | $872.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Varicella virus vaccine (VAR), live, for subcutaneous use | $674.65 | $1,124.41 | Jul 10, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roswell, NM | 2 | $159.60 | $214.76 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 1 | $258.93 | $258.93 |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| Grants, NM | 1 | $196.80 | $196.80 |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $271.00 | $271.00 |
| Hobbs, NM | 1 | $366.61 | $366.61 |
| Las Cruces, NM | 1 | $674.65 | $674.65 |
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
- 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 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.