Pentacel (DTaP-IPV/Hib) cost in San Antonio, TX — inpatient
In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DTaP, polio and Hib combination vaccine (Pentacel) as an inpatient: from $56.45 to $109.78, with a median of $83.12. The lowest listed price is at University Health System — $26.67 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $280.15 at 133 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90698, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Jul 29, 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Health System lowest San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC PBB DTAP-IPV/HIB VACCINE FOR INTRAMUSCULAR USE | $56.45 | $225.80 | $83.55–$191.93 | 75% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 DTaP-HIB-IPV VACC IM | $109.78 | $121.97 | $60.99–$109.77 | 10% | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| University Health System San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 DTAP-IPV/HIB vaccnie IM | $160.13 | $640.52 | $236.99–$544.44 | 75% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $56.45, median $83.12, highest $109.78 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $816.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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
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).