Pentacel (DTaP-IPV/Hib) cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DTaP, polio and Hib combination vaccine (Pentacel): from $143.79 to $350.74, with a median of $247.27. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center — $103.48 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $159.00 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90698, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Dtap-Ipv Component For Pentacel Kit | $143.79 | $281.95 | $14.92–$281.95 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Dtap-Ipv-Hib Vaccine Im Susr | $176.67 | $346.41 | $14.92–$346.41 | 49% | — source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 DTAP-IPV-HIB VACCINE IM SUSR | $350.74 | $467.66 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $143.79, median $247.27, highest $350.74 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $247.27. 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
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).
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90698 ($183.71). 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.
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OHNDC Description Not Available | $0.62 | file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OHNDC Description Not Available | $0.62 | file |