Pentacel (DTaP-IPV/Hib) cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for DTaP, polio and Hib combination vaccine (Pentacel): from $160.60 to $342.18, with a median of $342.18. The lowest listed price is at UC San Diego Medical Center — $181.58 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $208.29 at 75 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 cities 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Medical Center lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Vaccine Diphtheria Tetanus Toxoids Accellular Pertussis Haemophilus Influenza Tyep B Poliovirus Inactivated | $160.60 | $292.00 | $35.04–$394.20 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 PENTACEL vaccine ACTHIB component (2 of 2) 10 mcg/0.5 mL Recon soln 1 Each VIAL | $208.29 | $400.55 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 dip-pert(a)-tet-polio-hib (PF) vaccine 15Lf-20mcg-5Lf- 62 DU/0.5 mL Kit 1 Each KIT | $208.29 | $400.55 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 dip-pert(a)-tet-polio-hib (PF) vaccine 15Lf-20mcg-5Lf- 62 DU/0.5 mL Kit 1 Each KIT | $208.29 | $400.55 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 dip-pert(a)-tet-polio-hib (PF) vaccine 15Lf-20mcg-5Lf- 62 DU/0.5 mL Kit 1 Each KIT | $208.29 | $400.55 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 PENTACEL vaccine ACTHIB component (2 of 2) 10 mcg/0.5 mL Recon soln 1 Each VIAL | $208.29 | $400.55 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 PENTACEL vaccine ACTHIB component (2 of 2) 10 mcg/0.5 mL Recon soln 1 Each VIAL | $208.29 | $400.55 | — | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 DTAP-IPV-HIB VACCINE IM SUSR | $323.85 | $588.81 | $70.66–$794.89 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 DP(A)T-POLIO-HIB CONJ-TET (PF) 15 LF UNIT-20 MCG-5 LF /0.5 ML IM KIT | $342.18 | $456.24 | $1.00–$447.12 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 DP(A)T-POLIO-HIB CONJ-TET (PF) 15 LF UNIT-20 MCG-5 LF /0.5 ML IM KIT | $342.18 | $456.24 | $1.15–$342.18 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 DP(A)T-POLIO-HIB CONJ-TET (PF) 15 LF UNIT-20 MCG-5 LF /0.5 ML IM KIT | $342.18 | $456.24 | $1.00–$4,117.35 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 DP(A)T-POLIO-HIB CONJ-TET (PF) 15 LF UNIT-20 MCG-5 LF /0.5 ML IM KIT | $342.18 | $456.24 | $1.00–$410.62 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 278-4110 DP(A)T-POLIO-HIB CONJ-TET (PF) 15 LF UNIT-20 MCG-5 LF /0.5 ML IM KIT | $342.18 | $456.24 | $1.00–$4,117.35 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 DTAP-POLIO-HIB CONJ-TET(PF) 15 LF-48MCG-5 LF-62 DU-10MCG/ 0.5ML IM KIT | $346.44 | $461.92 | $1.00–$369.54 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 DTAP-POLIO-HIB CONJ-TET(PF) 15 LF-48MCG-5 LF-62 DU-10MCG/ 0.5ML IM KIT | $346.44 | $461.92 | $1.15–$415.73 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 DTAP-POLIO-HIB CONJ-TET(PF) 15 LF-48MCG-5 LF-62 DU-10MCG/ 0.5ML IM KIT | $346.44 | $461.92 | $69.29–$415.73 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 278-4110 DTAP-POLIO-HIB CONJ-TET(PF) 15 LF-48MCG-5 LF-62 DU-10MCG/ 0.5ML IM KIT | $346.44 | $461.92 | $1.00–$369.54 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 DTAP-POLIO-HIB CONJ-TET(PF) 15 LF-48MCG-5 LF-62 DU-10MCG/ 0.5ML IM KIT | $346.44 | $461.92 | $1.10–$378.77 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $160.60, median $342.18, highest $342.18 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $342.18. 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 5 of 6 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).
4 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.
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla, CAHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN | $17.92 | file |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego San Diego, CAHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN | $17.92 | file |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla, CAHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN | $17.92 | file |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas Encinitas, CAHAEMOPHILUS B POLYSACCHARID CONJ-TETANUS TOX(PF) 10 MCG/0.5 ML IM SOLN | $17.92 | file |