DTaP-polio booster (age 4-6) cost in Altoona, PA
In Altoona, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DTaP and polio booster for ages 4 to 6 (Kinrix, Quadracel): from $23.14 to $543.60, with a median of $283.37. The lowest listed price is at Penn Highlands Tyrone — $260.23 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $83.00 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90696, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Altoona, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 RHC DTAP-IPV VACCINE 4-6 YRS IM MA ONLY | $23.14 | $23.14 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 diphtheria/pertussis,acel/tetanus/polio 0.5mL SDV-[D] | $159.35 | $159.35 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 diphtheria/pertussis,acel/tetanus/polio 0.5mL SDV-[B] | $159.35 | $159.35 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 KINRIX DTAP-IPV VACC 4-6 YR IM | $543.60 | $906.00 | $10.00–$724.80 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.14, median $283.37, highest $543.60 — a 23.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $283.37. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
Kinrix and Quadracel combine the last childhood doses of DTaP and polio in one shot, given at ages 4 to 6 before school.
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).