Polio vaccine (IPV) cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for polio vaccine, inactivated (IPV) as an inpatient: from $49.76 to $76.00, with a median of $62.88. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Clinic Foundation — $13.12 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $41.76 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90713, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation lowest New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40-8-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJ SUSP | $49.76 | $226.20 | $101.68–$180.96 | 78% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 0.5 ML INJ | $76.00 | $126.66 | $71.31–$126.66 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $49.76, median $62.88, highest $76.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $28.82 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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).