Pentacel (DTaP-IPV/Hib) cost in Akron, OH — inpatient
In Akron, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for DTaP, polio and Hib combination vaccine (Pentacel) as an inpatient: from $25.50 to $777.15, with a median of $206.88. The lowest listed price is at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center — $181.38 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $159.00 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 90698, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center lowest Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC DTAP-IPV/HIB VACCINE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE | $25.50 | $34.00 | $13.43–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB PENTACEL VACCINE DOSE 0.5 ML | $173.25 | $231.00 | $78.54–$228.46 | 25% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 DTAP-HIB-IP VACCINE, IM | $240.50 | $370.00 | $55.06–$370.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 DTAP-HIB-IP VACCINE, IM | $240.50 | $370.00 | $55.06–$370.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 PENTACEL (PF) 15 LF-20 MCG-5 LF-62 DU-10 MCG/0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR KIT | $303.99 | $467.67 | $69.59–$467.67 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 PENTACEL (PF) 15 LF-20 MCG-5 LF-62 DU-10 MCG/0.5 ML INTRAMUSCULAR KIT | $303.99 | $467.67 | $69.59–$467.67 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 PENTACEL VACCINE | $777.15 | $1,413.00 | $367.38 | 45% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $25.50, median $206.88, highest $777.15 — a 30.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $206.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
Pentacel combines DTaP, polio and Hib vaccines in one shot. It is given at 2, 4 and 6 months and at 15 to 18 months.
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).
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90698 ($182.15). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OHSP PENTACEL VACCINE VFC | $12.10 | file |