Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
Facility: Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Billing Code: 90716 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $207 compared to the $218 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.95× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is about $218. Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York charges insurers about $207, or about $242 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Troy, NY.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $83 - $289 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $156 - $289 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $52 - $289 | — |
| Cignamajor | $177 - $289 | — |
| Humanamajor | $195 - $289 | — |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $242 - $289 | — |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $242 - $289 | — |
| AmeriHealth | $242 - $289 | — |
| AvMed | $242 - $289 | — |
| Bright Health | $242 - $289 | — |
| CareSource | $242 - $289 | — |
| Clover Health | $242 - $289 | — |
| Dean Health Plan | $242 - $289 | — |
| Fidelis Care | $208 - $289 | — |
| Friday Health | $242 - $289 | — |
| GEHA | $242 - $289 | — |
| Geisinger | $242 - $289 | — |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $242 - $289 | — |
| Health Net | $242 - $289 | — |
| HealthLink | $242 - $289 | — |
| HealthPartners | $177 - $289 | — |
| Independent Health | $177 - $289 | — |
| MagnaCare | $177 - $289 | — |
| Medica | $242 - $289 | — |
| Medical Mutual | $242 - $289 | — |
| Meridian | $242 - $289 | — |
| Moda Health | $242 - $289 | — |
| Molina | $242 - $289 | — |
| MVP Health Care | $146 - $289 | — |
| Oscar Health | $242 - $289 | — |
| PacificSource | $242 - $289 | — |
| Paramount | $242 - $289 | — |
| Presbyterian | $242 - $289 | — |
| Priority Health | $177 - $289 | — |
| Providence Health Plan | $242 - $289 | — |
| Sanford Health Plan | $242 - $289 | — |
| Security Health Plan | $242 - $289 | — |
| SelectHealth | $242 - $289 | — |
| Sentara | $242 - $289 | — |
| Tufts Health Plan | $177 - $289 | — |
| UCare | $242 - $289 | — |
| UniCare | $156 - $289 | — |
| UPMC Health Plan | $242 - $289 | — |
| WellCare | $242 - $289 | — |
| WellMed | $242 - $289 | — |
| WellSense | $242 - $289 | — |
| + 1046 smaller / regional plans | $39 - $289 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Compare: Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine at other NY hospitals
- Wynn Hospital · Utica $52
- Westchester Medical Center · Valhalla $53
- St Charles Hospital · Port Jefferson $78
- Mercy Medical Center · Rockville Centre $78
- Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center · West Islip $78
- Chsli St Joseph Hospital · Bethpage $78
- St Catherine of Siena Hospital · Smithtown $78
- St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center · Roslyn $84
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $88
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $88).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $242 (vs. $207 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $218 Fair BaseRate ($126 Medicare)
Your bill ($242) is $24 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($218) and 1.9× the $126 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.