Polio vaccine (IPV) cost in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for polio vaccine, inactivated (IPV): from $27.00 to $390.22, with a median of $36.14. The lowest listed price is at UAB Medical West — $9.14 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $107.50 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 90713, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 22, 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 Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 Poliovirus, Ipv, Sc+1 more line at this price File of Jun 22, 2026 · source file | $27.00 | $36.00 | $5.90–$40.68 | 25% |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL · (205) 971-1000 POLIO VACCINE 0.5ML File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.95 | $213.00 | $31.95–$191.70 | 85% |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Ipol 40 Unit-8 Unit-32 Unit/0.5 Ml Suspension for Injection+1 more line at this price source file | $40.32 | $93.76 | $56.26–$93.76 | 57% |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION+1 more line at this price source file | $40.33 | $93.78 | $56.27–$93.78 | 57% |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Ipol: 1 Vial, Multi-Dose In 1 Package (49281-860-10) / 5 Ml In 1 Vial, Multi-Dose (49281-860-78) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $390.22 | $390.22 | — | — |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Polio Vacc Ij File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $400.00 | $400.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $27.00, median $36.14, highest $390.22 — a 14.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $45.72. 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 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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).