DTaP vaccine (child) cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for DTaP vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough), under age 7: from $17.76 to $23.46, with a median of $20.61. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center — $2.85 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $65.58 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90700, 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center lowest Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 DIPHTH-ACELL PERTUSSIS-TETANUS 25-58-10 LF-MCG/0.5 IM SUSP | $17.76 | $29.60 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Dtap Vaccine 7 Yrs Im | $23.46 | $26.07 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Teta Dipth Acel Pert(Dtap) | $97.26 | $108.07 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.76, median $20.61, highest $23.46 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $20.61. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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).