Cervical cancer prevention · Hyderabad
A complete HPV vaccination course for a child starts at ₹4,000, because girls vaccinated before their fifteenth birthday need only two doses. That is the whole outlay for the intervention that prevents the great majority of cervical cancers — a fraction of what treating the disease costs.
Each one moves what you spend, and the first two are the ones most often got wrong at the counter.
Age decides the number of doses two doses under 15, three doses from 15 onwards, so the age you start changes the total
No HPV test is needed before vaccination so nothing should be added to your bill for one
Most health policies exclude routine vaccination unless you have an OPD or wellness benefit that covers it
Vaccination does not replace screening the vaccine covers most high-risk types, not every one of them
HPV vaccines are grouped by how many types of the virus they protect against, and that is what separates them on price. All of them cover HPV 16 and HPV 18 — the two types responsible for most cervical cancers worldwide. The four-type vaccine adds the two types that cause most genital warts, and the nine-type vaccine adds five further high-risk types. Which types each one covers, and who benefits most from the wider cover, is explained on our guide to the different types of HPV vaccine.
| Vaccine | CION price per dose | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Two-type (bivalent) | ₹2,000 | HPV 16 and 18 — the types behind most cervical cancers |
| Four-type (quadrivalent) | ₹4,000 | HPV 16 and 18, plus the two types that cause most genital warts |
| Nine-type (nonavalent) | ₹10,500 | Adds five further high-risk types to the four above |
| Consultation and administration | Free at CION · ₹1,000 – ₹2,500 elsewhere | Most clinics bill the injection charge and the consultation on top of the vial |
| HPV test before vaccination | Not required | No test is needed first — question any clinic that insists |
These are CION’s prices, and the consultation and the injection charge are included at no cost. Elsewhere in Hyderabad the same vial usually arrives with ₹1,000 to ₹2,500 of consultation and administration charges on top of it.
Two-type
HPV 16 and 18 — the types behind most cervical cancers.
Four-type
HPV 16 and 18, plus the two types that cause most genital warts.
Nine-type
Adds five further high-risk types to the four above.
Where the money goes
A full vaccination course for a child is a few thousand rupees. Treating cervical cancer — surgery, radiation, brachytherapy and often chemotherapy, spread over months — runs into lakhs, as our cervical cancer treatment cost guide sets out. The vaccine is the least expensive intervention anywhere in this disease, and the only one that stops it starting.
The single biggest lever on the total is the age at which you start. Vaccinating a child before her fifteenth birthday costs less, because two doses are enough at that age, and it also works better, because protection is strongest before any exposure to the virus.
Boys are vaccinated too in a growing number of programmes, because HPV also causes anal, penile and throat cancers, and because vaccinating boys protects their future partners. The price per dose is the same. How the vaccine works, and what the evidence behind it shows, is set out in full on our page about the HPV vaccine and how it protects against cervical cancer.
Under 15 at the first dose
Two doses, six to twelve months apart — the lowest total, and the strongest protection.
15 and above at the first dose
Three doses over about six months — one extra dose, and a higher total.
| Age at first dose | Schedule | Two-type total | Four-type total | Nine-type total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 to 14 years | 2 doses, six to twelve months apart | ₹4,000 | ₹8,000 | ₹21,000 |
| 15 years and above | 3 doses over about six months | ₹6,000 | ₹12,000 | ₹31,500 |
| Reduced immunity, any age | 3 doses, regardless of age at start | ₹6,000 | ₹12,000 | ₹31,500 |
Pick the age at the first dose and the vaccine you are considering. The figures are the same ones in the table above — this just saves you finding your row.
Starting before the fifteenth birthday removes an entire dose from the course — which is why the age you start changes the total as much as the vaccine does.
What the CION figure includes
₹4,000
2 doses, six to twelve months apart
Age at first dose: 9 to 14 years. Two-type (bivalent) vaccine.
₹8,000
2 doses, six to twelve months apart
Age at first dose: 9 to 14 years. Four-type (quadrivalent) vaccine.
₹21,000
2 doses, six to twelve months apart
Age at first dose: 9 to 14 years. Nine-type (nonavalent) vaccine.
₹6,000
3 doses over about six months
Age at first dose: 15 years and above. Two-type (bivalent) vaccine.
₹12,000
3 doses over about six months
Age at first dose: 15 years and above. Four-type (quadrivalent) vaccine.
₹31,500
3 doses over about six months
Age at first dose: 15 years and above. Nine-type (nonavalent) vaccine.
₹6,000
3 doses, regardless of age at start
Age at first dose: Reduced immunity, any age. Two-type (bivalent) vaccine.
₹12,000
3 doses, regardless of age at start
Age at first dose: Reduced immunity, any age. Four-type (quadrivalent) vaccine.
₹31,500
3 doses, regardless of age at start
Age at first dose: Reduced immunity, any age. Nine-type (nonavalent) vaccine.
CION’s price, with the consultation and the injection charge included. Tell us the ages in your family and we will confirm the schedule.
Free consultation
Tell us the ages and we will give you the schedule, the number of doses and the all-inclusive total — before anything is booked. If a free school or workplace programme is the better route for you, we will say so.
The price, the free consultation and the waived injection charge are the same at every one of our locations, so there is nothing to compare between them — pick whichever is closest and call it directly.
HMDA Maitrivanam, inside Aster Prime Hospital
Inside OMNI Hospitals, Mumbai Highway
Anu Arcade, near L.B. Nagar metro station
Inside Premier Hospital, Khader Bagh
Inside Mahavir Hospital, A.C. Guards
Road No. 12, Banjara Hills
NH-44, Suchitra Road, Jeedimetla
Balanagar main road
Prashanth Nagar, Siddipet
X Roads, Pothreddipalle, Sangareddy
The vial is only part of what you are charged. These are the variables behind the spread.
The nine-type vaccine costs between two and a half and five times as much per dose as the others. That difference is real, and so is the wider cover it provides — but every licensed HPV vaccine protects against HPV 16 and 18, which cause the majority of cervical cancers. A more affordable vaccine given on time is worth far more than an expensive one postponed indefinitely.
Standalone vaccination clinics, hospital OPDs and school or workplace camps price the same vial differently, largely because of overheads and volume. Camps run through a school or an employer are usually the cheapest route and the easiest to complete, since the second dose is scheduled for you.
Some clinics quote the vial price and then add a consultation and an administration charge. Ask for the all-inclusive figure per dose before you book. At CION the consultation is free and there is no separate administration charge.
Vaccination does not require an HPV test, a Pap smear or a blood test beforehand. Screening is a separate and valuable thing in its own right for women of screening age, but it is not a prerequisite for a vaccine, and being told otherwise is a reason to ask why.
Starting at 13 rather than 16 removes an entire dose from the course. If you have a daughter approaching fifteen, the cost argument and the medical argument point in the same direction: sooner is both cheaper and more effective.
The cheapest step in the whole pathway
Book a free consultation at any of our 10 locations across Telangana, in NABH-accredited partner centres, to get the schedule and the figure for your family.
This is the question that decides whether a cost page is any use, so here is a straight answer for each situation.
This is where every rupee works hardest. Two doses, the lowest total cost, and the strongest protection because it is given before any exposure. If you do nothing else on this page, do this one.
Three doses, so a higher total, but the benefit remains substantial for anyone not yet exposed to the covered types. Worth doing without agonising over it.
The benefit is smaller, because many women have already encountered some HPV types by this age, and it varies with individual circumstances. It is a reasonable discussion to have with a doctor rather than an automatic yes or an automatic no — and it should never displace screening, which matters far more in this age group.
The same schedule and the same price. HPV causes anal, penile and throat cancers in men, and vaccinating boys reduces transmission.
Vaccination is sometimes advised after treatment for cervical precancer, and this is a specific conversation to have with the doctor who treated you.
One thing the vaccine cannot do is clear an infection you already have, or treat a cell change that has already begun. It is prevention, not treatment. Where disease is already present, the route is diagnosis and care — see cervical cancer treatment in Hyderabad — and the wider picture of the disease is covered on our cervical cancer overview.
Being clear about the limits is part of an honest cost page, because a false sense of completeness costs more later than any vial does.
1 · Vaccinate
Prevents new infection with the types the vaccine covers.
2 · Keep screening
A vaccinated woman still needs a Pap or HPV test at the recommended interval.
3 · Treat precancer early
A cell change found early is usually a single outpatient procedure.
Advice from a cancer centre that sees what happens when prevention is missed.
It depends on the vaccine and on the age at which the first dose is given. At CION a dose is ₹2,000 for the two-type vaccine, ₹4,000 for the four-type and ₹10,500 for the nine-type, and the consultation and the injection charge are free. A girl aged 9 to 14 needs two doses, so a complete course is ₹4,000 with the two-type vaccine, ₹8,000 with the four-type or ₹21,000 with the nine-type. From age 15 onwards three doses are needed, so the same courses come to ₹6,000, ₹12,000 and ₹31,500. Ask any other clinic for the all-inclusive figure per dose, because most add ₹1,000 to ₹2,500 of consultation and administration charges on top of the vial.
Usually not. Indian indemnity health policies are built to pay for hospitalisation, and most wordings explicitly exclude routine preventive vaccination — this is a feature of the product rather than anything specific to this vaccine. There are two useful exceptions. If your policy includes an outpatient or wellness benefit, vaccination often qualifies against it. And many employers now include HPV vaccination in group health or workplace wellness programmes, which is frequently the cheapest and most convenient route because the follow-up dose is scheduled for you. Both are worth one phone call to your insurer or HR team before you pay out of pocket.
It offers wider cover, and for some people that is worth paying for. But the decision should be made with the right comparison in mind: every licensed HPV vaccine protects against HPV 16 and HPV 18, which are responsible for the majority of cervical cancers worldwide. The additional types in the nine-type vaccine add incremental protection, not a different order of protection. If the higher price would mean delaying vaccination or skipping it altogether, an affordable vaccine given on time is the better decision by a wide margin. Our guide to the types of HPV vaccine sets out exactly what each one covers.
No. Vaccination does not require an HPV test, a Pap smear or a blood test beforehand, and nothing of the sort should appear on your bill as a prerequisite. Screening is genuinely valuable in its own right for women of screening age, and if you are due a test it is sensible to have it — but it is a separate decision with a separate purpose, not a gateway to the vaccine. If a clinic tells you a test is compulsory before it will vaccinate, ask why, and feel free to seek the vaccine elsewhere.
The benefit is real but smaller than it would have been at 12, because by this age many women have already encountered at least some HPV types, and vaccination cannot clear an infection that is already established. Whether it is worth the cost for you depends on your individual circumstances, and it is a reasonable conversation to have with a doctor rather than a decision to make from a website. What is not optional at your age is screening. A Pap or HPV test at the recommended interval does more to protect you now than the vaccine can, and it is the step to prioritise if you are choosing where to spend.
A few thousand rupees, once
Tell us the ages in your family and we will give you the schedule and the total. If a free school or workplace programme is a better route for you, we will say so.
Medical disclaimer: This page is general health and cost information, reviewed by a CION oncologist. The prices shown are CION’s current prices for HPV vaccination; charges at other providers vary. Vaccination decisions, schedules and suitability should be confirmed with a doctor who knows your history. Vaccination reduces risk substantially but does not remove the need for cervical screening.