Polio vaccine (IPV) cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for polio vaccine, inactivated (IPV) as an inpatient: from $49.30 to $105.79, with a median of $53.00. The lowest listed price is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital — $3.70 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $87.34 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 90713, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 POLIOVIRUS IPV SC/IM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $49.30 | $58.00 | $39.39–$58.00 | 15% |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Poliomyelitis Immunizatn,Inactv,Sub-Q source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | $26.50–$60.24 | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Poliomyelitis Immunizatn,Inactv,Sub-Q source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | $26.50–$132.01 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Poliomyelitis Immunizatn,Inactv,Sub-Q source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | $26.50–$60.24 | — |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Polio Vacc (Ipv) Subq/Im File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $105.79 | $105.79 | — | — |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Poliovirus Vacc Ina 0.5Ml File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.00 | $118.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION source file | $129.42 | $129.42 | $26.50–$132.01 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION source file | $129.43 | $129.43 | $26.50–$60.24 | — |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Poliovirus Vacc Inac 5Ml File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,173.00 | $1,173.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $49.30, median $53.00, highest $105.79 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $53.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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).
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90713 ($86.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NYVfc Polio Vac(Ipv)Subq/Im | $0.01 | file |