Chickenpox vaccine (Varivax) cost in New York
In New York, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax): from $33.00 to $679.15, with a median of $348.93. The lowest price is at Strong Memorial Hospital (Rochester). The highest price is 20.6× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$33.00Strong Memorial Hospital
Median$348.93half pay less
Highest$679.15in New York
Lowest saves$315.93vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester · Rochester, NY PR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $33.00 | $66.00 | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Varicella Virus Vaccine Live Subq | $62.00 | — | — 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 |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $110.00 | $110.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $110.00 | $110.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Var Vaccine Live for Subcutaneous Use | $110.00 | $110.00 | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY VARICELLA VIRUS VACCINE LIVE 1350 PFU/0.5ML IJ SUSR *I* | $120.39 | $300.97 | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY VARICELLA VACCINE | $127.32 | $181.88 | — 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 | — | — 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 | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ VARICELLA VACCINE PRODUCT | $155.00 | $155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Varivax | $182.25 | $182.25 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Varivax | $191.84 | $191.84 | — source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY PR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $205.43 | $344.50 | — source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Vaccine Varicella | $205.80 | $257.25 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Vaccine Varicella | $205.80 | $257.25 | — 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 |
| 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 | — 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 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 Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · 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 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Varivax | $487.77 | $487.77 | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Varivax | $576.00 | $576.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Varivax | $576.00 | $576.00 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center 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 |
| 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 |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY PR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $679.14 | $679.14 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $679.15 | $679.15 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR VAR VACCINE LIVE FOR SUBCUTANEOUS USE | $679.15 | $679.15 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
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 | 19 | $91.00 | $416.29 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $33.00 | $268.30 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $135.20 | $135.20 |
| Corning, NY | 2 | $205.43 | $205.62 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 2 | $255.15 | $256.04 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $213.20 | $284.47 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $385.63 | $385.63 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $205.80 | $205.80 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $679.14 | $679.14 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $679.15 | $679.15 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $679.15 | $679.15 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $152.00 | $152.00 |
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.
Chickenpox (varicella) vaccine, live (Varivax) in other states
- Alabama$149.27
- Alaska$507.74
- Arizona$253.72
- Arkansas$215.65
- California$313.07
- Colorado$296.73
- Connecticut$399.60
- Delaware$658.14
- Florida$317.20
- Georgia$235.95
- Hawaii$306.74
- Idaho$243.99
- Illinois$205.40
- Indiana$313.70
- Iowa$165.60
- Kansas$448.26
- Kentucky$263.87
- Louisiana$112.24
- Maine$122.68
- Maryland$260.00
- Massachusetts$264.00
- Michigan$201.95
- Minnesota$207.40
- Mississippi$57.86
- Missouri$204.75
- Montana$303.38
- Nebraska$199.13
- Nevada$481.00
- New Hampshire$167.20
- New Jersey$237.18
- New Mexico$366.61
- North Carolina$306.00
- North Dakota$158.61
- Ohio$408.06
- Oklahoma$578.31
- Oregon$233.60
- Pennsylvania$243.60
- Rhode Island$324.00
- South Carolina$923.20
- South Dakota$386.44
- Tennessee$136.71
- Texas$495.68
- Utah$252.17
- Vermont$214.19
- Virginia$242.15
- Washington$235.28
- West Virginia$183.00
- Wisconsin$163.80
- Wyoming$137.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.