Polio vaccine (IPV) cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for polio vaccine, inactivated (IPV): from $10.83 to $151.53, with a median of $81.10. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center — $70.27 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $74.35 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 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 Feb 28, 2026 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 POLIOVIRUS VACC, INACT, (IPV) FOR SUBQ USE (STATE SUPPLIED) | $10.83 | $21.23 | $12.74–$16.98 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, INACTIVATED, (IPV) SUBCUT - DSHS | $11.95 | $23.44 | $14.06–$18.75 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJ, POLIOVIRUS VACC INACT IPV SC USE, PER VAC NO.1 | $60.10 | $117.85 | $70.71–$94.28 | 49% | — source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 INJ, POLIOVIRUS VACC INACT IPV SC USE, PER VAC (NON STATE) | $66.08 | $129.57 | $77.74–$103.66 | 49% | — source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $68.29 | $236.90 | $118.45–$177.68 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $72.06 | $236.90 | $118.45–$177.68 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $72.34 | $236.90 | $101.87–$213.21 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $74.35 | $236.90 | $118.45–$177.68 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $78.47 | $236.90 | $118.45–$177.68 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $83.72 | $236.90 | $40.28–$213.21 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, IPV INJ SUSP | $95.78 | $199.55 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, IPV INJ SUSP | $95.78 | $199.55 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, IPV INJ SUSP | $95.78 | $199.55 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE 40 UNIT-8 UNIT-32 UNIT/0.5 ML INJECTION SUSPENSION | $104.15 | $104.15 | $26.25–$99.98 | — | — source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA · (425) 640-4000 POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, IPV INJ SUSP | $151.53 | $315.69 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.83, median $81.10, highest $151.53 — a 14.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $81.10. 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 7 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).