Polio vaccine (IPV) cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for polio vaccine, inactivated (IPV): from $16.64 to $76.00, with a median of $28.82. The lowest listed price is at West Jefferson Medical Center — $12.18 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $41.76 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jefferson Medical Center lowest Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Vaccine for Polio Injection Beneath the Skin or Into Muscle | $16.64 | $104.00 | $104.00–$93.60 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Vaccine for Polio Injection Beneath the Skin or Into Muscle | $22.26 | $159.00 | $105.88–$77.91 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Vaccine for Polio Injection Beneath the Skin or Into Muscle | $22.26 | $159.00 | $105.88–$77.91 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Vaccine for Polio Injection Beneath the Skin or Into Muscle | $22.26 | $159.00 | $105.88–$77.91 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Vaccine for Polio Injection Beneath the Skin or Into Muscle | $35.37 | $131.00 | $121.83–$91.70 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40-8-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJ SUSP | $49.76 | $226.20 | $34.18–$203.58 | 78% | — source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Vaccine for Polio Injection Beneath the Skin or Into Muscle | $61.38 | $279.00 | $101.39–$96.31 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 0.5 ML INJ | $76.00 | $126.66 | $22.80–$126.66 | 40% | — source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $82.25 | $82.25 | $28.39–$82.25 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $134.00 | $134.00 | $11.24–$89.23 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $134.00 | $134.00 | $11.24–$89.23 | — | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $134.00 | $134.00 | $124.62–$93.80 | — | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $134.00 | $134.00 | $102.51–$77.32 | — | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $134.00 | $134.00 | $11.24–$89.23 | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.64, median $28.82, highest $76.00 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $62.88. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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).