Polio vaccine (IPV) cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 5 hospitals list a cash price for polio vaccine, inactivated (IPV): from $12.10 to $98.15, with a median of $27.00. The lowest listed price is at Western Reserve — $14.90 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $61.50 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 90713, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Reserve lowest Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 SP POLIOMYELITIS IMMUNIZATION VFC | $12.10 | $22.00 | $5.72–$10.45 | 45% | — source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Noncdm Charge Record | $17.50 | $17.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC POLIOVIRUS VACCINE INACTIVATED SUBQ/IM | $27.00 | $36.00 | $8.50–$32.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB IPOL VAC DOSE SUBQ OR IM | $61.50 | $82.00 | $27.88–$81.10 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB IPOL VAC DOSE SUBQ OR IM | $61.50 | $82.00 | $13.62–$14.28 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 INACTIVE POLIO VACCINE | $98.15 | $151.00 | $22.47–$151.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 INACTIVE POLIO VACCINE | $98.15 | $151.00 | $22.47–$151.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE | $141.90 | $258.00 | $67.08 | 45% | — source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 IPOL 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION | $220.25 | $338.85 | $50.42–$338.85 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 IPOL 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION | $220.25 | $338.85 | $50.42–$338.85 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE INACTIVATED IJ INJ [108127] | $248.00 | $248.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION [108127] | $1,529.59 | $2,039.45 | $481.31–$1,835.51 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.10, median $27.00, highest $98.15 — a 8.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $27.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is the inactivated polio vaccine (IPOL), the only polio vaccine used in the US. Children get four doses: at 2 and 4 months, at 6 to 18 months and at 4 to 6 years. Adults who were never vaccinated, or who travel to places with polio, may need doses too.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving the shot is usually a separate line (code 90471 for the first vaccine of the visit, 90472 for each additional one).