Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in New York
In New York, 68 hospitals publish a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $62.00 to $2,381.00, with a median of $265.00. The lowest price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital (Canandaigua). The highest price is 38.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $265.00, is about the same as the US median of $261.38.
- New York ranks 24th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- 25 of 68 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$62.00F.F. Thompson Hospital
Median$265.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,381.00in New York
Lowest saves$203.00vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Varicella Virus Vaccine Live Subq | $62.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Oneonta · Oneonta, NY HC Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Pf) 1,350 Unit/0.5 Ml Subcutaneous Susp [14757] | $71.73 | $265.65 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome · Utica-Rome, NY Var vaccine live subq | $83.97 | $208.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Pf) 1,350 Unit/0.5 Ml Subcutaneous Susp [14757] | $89.91 | $333.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls · Utica-Rome, NY HC Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Pf) 1,350 Unit/0.5 Ml Subcutaneous Susp [14757] | $89.91 | $333.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| OConnor Hospital Delhi · Delhi, NY HC Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Pf) 1,350 Unit/0.5 Ml Subcutaneous Susp [14757] | $89.91 | $333.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Sq Live Varicella Vaccine | $91.00 | $130.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Cooperstown · Oneonta, NY HC Varicella Virus Vaccine Live (Pf) 1,350 Unit/0.5 Ml Subcutaneous Susp [14757] | $96.93 | $359.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kenmore Mercy Hospital Kenmore · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $110.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $110.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $110.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center Watertown · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY VARICELLA VACCINE | $110.00 | $110.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $110.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $115.60 | $136.00 | Nov 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR *I* | $119.83 | $299.57 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR *I* | $120.39 | $300.97 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Wynn Hospital Utica · Utica-Rome, NY Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $125.40 | $209.00 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY VARICELLA VACCINE | $127.32 | $181.88 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Vaccine Varicella Live Subcutaneous | $135.20 | $208.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Vaccine Varicella Live Subcutaneous | $135.20 | $208.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR *I* | $150.98 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Varicella Virus Vaccine Live Subq | $152.00 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Varivax | $154.91 | $182.25 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VARICELLA VACCINE | $155.00 | $155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nathan Littauer Hospital Gloversville · Gloversville, NY VARIVAX | $176.00 | $220.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Varivax | $191.84 | $191.84 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Vaccine Varicella | $205.80 | $257.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Vaccine Varicella | $205.80 | $257.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY Chicken Pox Vaccine, Sc | $209.00 | $209.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuba Memorial Hospital Cuba · Cuba, NY Chicken Pox Vaccine, Sc | $209.00 | $209.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Vaccine Varicella Live Subcutaneous | $213.20 | $328.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE FOR SC USE | $255.15 | $392.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE FOR SC USE | $256.93 | $395.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XRX ABATACEPT 250 MG IV SOLR | $265.00 | $1,325.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XRX ABATACEPT 250 MG IV SOLR | $265.00 | $1,325.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XRX ABATACEPT 250 MG IV SOLR | $265.00 | $1,325.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XRX (NICU) BEVACIZUMAB INTRAVITREAL INJECTION 25 MG/ML | $265.00 | $1,325.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ XRX ABATACEPT 250 MG IV SOLR | $265.00 | $1,325.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE-S | $283.93 | $283.93 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE-S | $283.93 | $283.93 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Varicella Virus Vaccine | $331.86 | $368.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $348.93 | $348.93 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUBCUTANEOUS SUSP | $348.93 | $348.93 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY VARIVAX VACCINE-MERCK SHARP & D | $355.74 | $355.74 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Varicella Vaccine Live Sq | $369.03 | $369.03 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ varicella virus vaccine (live) 1,350 unit/0.5 mL suspension for reconstitution 1 each Vial | $379.57 | $421.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ varicella virus vaccine (live) 1,350 unit/0.5 mL suspension for reconstitution 1 each Vial | $379.57 | $421.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE FOR SC USE | $385.63 | $593.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE FOR SC USE | $385.63 | $593.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE FOR SC USE | $385.63 | $593.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE FOR SC USE | $385.63 | $593.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $416.29 | $2,191.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $416.29 | $2,191.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $416.29 | $2,191.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $416.29 | $2,191.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $416.29 | $2,191.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE FOR SC USE | $474.62 | $593.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Varivax | $482.55 | $482.55 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Varivax | $487.77 | $487.77 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $576.00 | $576.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Varivax | $576.00 | $576.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ varicella virus vaccine (live) 1,350 unit/0.5 mL suspension for reconstitution 1 each Vial | $616.41 | $684.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUB-Q SOLUTION | $681.60 | $681.60 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUB-Q SOLUTION | $681.60 | $681.60 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE (PF) 1,350 UNIT/0.5 ML SUB-Q SOLUTION | $681.60 | $681.60 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Mid Hudson Regional Hospital Poughkeepsie · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY VARICELLA VIRUS VACC INJ 0.5ML | $692.00 | $692.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VARICELLA VIRUS VACC INJ 0.5ML | $692.00 | $692.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 90716 - VAR VACCINE LIVE SUBQ | $2,381.00 | $2,381.00 | Apr 22, 2025 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 28 | $91.00 | $364.25 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $62.00 | $268.30 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 7 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $89.91 | $135.20 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 3 | $83.97 | $89.91 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 2 | $255.15 | $256.04 |
| Oneonta, NY | 2 | $71.73 | $84.33 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $213.20 | $284.47 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $385.63 | $385.63 |
| Cuba, NY | 1 | $209.00 | $209.00 |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $205.80 | $205.80 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $205.80 | $205.80 |
| Delhi, NY | 1 | $89.91 | $89.91 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $681.60 | $681.60 |
| Gloversville, NY | 1 | $176.00 | $176.00 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $209.00 | $209.00 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $692.00 | $692.00 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $681.60 | $681.60 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $681.60 | $681.60 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $152.00 | $152.00 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 1 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
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$265.00
- 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$408.73
- 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$251.22
- North Carolina$323.00
- North Dakota$166.91
- Ohio$372.40
- Oklahoma$282.13
- Oregon$233.60
- Pennsylvania$205.80
- Rhode Island$324.00, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$292.80
- South Dakota$231.00
- Tennessee$179.35
- Texas$397.49
- Utah$300.43
- Vermont$304.00
- Virginia$403.08
- Washington$212.79
- West Virginia$198.49
- Wisconsin$164.94
- Wyoming$327.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.