Polio vaccine (IPV) cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for polio vaccine, inactivated (IPV): from $28.89 to $44.92, with a median of $41.34. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — $12.45 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $59.80 at 54 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 23, 2026 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $28.89 | $52.53 | $36.77–$49.90 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $35.28 | $64.15 | $44.91–$60.94 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital Mequon, WI HC 90713 POLIOVIRUS, IPV, S | $41.34 | $78.00 | $51.17–$53.68 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon, WI HC 90713 POLIOVIRUS, IPV, S | $41.34 | $78.00 | $51.17–$53.68 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC 90713 POLIOVIRUS, IPV, S | $44.92 | $84.75 | $51.17–$84.18 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC POLIO VIRUS VACCINE FOR INJECTION | $85.39 | $155.25 | $108.68–$147.49 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC POLIO VIRUS VACCINE FOR INJECTION | $85.39 | $155.25 | $108.68–$147.49 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.89, median $41.34, highest $44.92 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $28.89. 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 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 4 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).