Polio vaccine (IPV) cost in Eureka, CA
In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for polio vaccine, inactivated (IPV): from $15.30 to $138.45, with a median of $76.88. The lowest listed price is at Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital — $61.58 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $90.70 at 113 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90713, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 22, 2025 and Apr 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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital lowest Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC PR RX POLIOVIRUS VACCINE INACTIVATED SQ/IM 0.5 ML | $15.30 | $30.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mad River Community Hospital Arcata, CA · (707) 822-3621 POLIO VIRUS VACCINE 0.5ML | $138.45 | $138.45 | $20.77–$103.84 | — | Jul 22, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.30, median $76.88, highest $138.45 — a 9.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $145.03. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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).