DTaP vaccine (child) cost in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough), under age 7: from $24.75 to $343.85, with a median of $27.13. The lowest listed price is at UAB Medical West — $2.38 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $129.62 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 90700, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 22, 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 Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 DTAP Vaccine, Im File of Jun 22, 2026 · source file | $24.75 | $33.00 | $5.41–$41.40 | 25% |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 DIPH,PERTUS(ACEL),TET PED(PF) 25 LF UNIT-58 MCG-10 LF/0.5ML IM SYRINGE+3 more lines at this price source file | $27.13 | $63.09 | $37.85–$63.09 | 57% |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Infanrix (Dtap)(Pf) 25 Lf Unit-58mcg-10 Lf/0.5ml Intramuscular Syringe+1 more line at this price source file | $27.13 | $63.09 | $42.90–$56.78 | 57% |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL · (205) 971-1000 diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTaP) 15 units-5 uni+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.65 | $311.00 | $46.65–$279.90 | 85% |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Daptacel: 10 Vial In 1 Package (49281-286-10) / .5 Ml In 1 Vial (49281-286-58) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.85 | $343.85 | — | — |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Dtap Vacc<7Yrij File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $352.00 | $352.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $24.75, median $27.13, highest $343.85 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $27.13. 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 4 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 2 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
DTaP protects young children against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough (pertussis). Children get five doses: at 2, 4 and 6 months, at 15 to 18 months and at 4 to 6 years. Older children and adults get Tdap instead.
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).