Polio vaccine (IPV) cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for polio vaccine, inactivated (IPV): from $21.86 to $21.86, with a median of $21.86. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $70.00 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 poliovirus vaccine MDV inj. | $21.86 | $65.97 | $11.87–$52.78 | 67% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21.86, median $21.86, highest $21.86.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $21.86. 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 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).
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90713 ($87.00). 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.
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA90713 Admin Of Imm Poliomyelitis VFC MAHMO 02 | $7.62 | file |