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COVID-19 Vaccine Injection - Pfizer, First Dose

Ohio rates for HCPCS 0001A

Covers giving the first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine into the upper arm muscle. The service is the work of the visit itself: a brief health check, drawing up and injecting the dose, talking through what to expect afterward, and watching the person for a short period. The vaccine product itself is recorded separately from the work of giving it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Vaccine Injection - Pfizer, First Dose cost?

$42.66

Typical physician fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $85.11.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $36 to $43Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $36 to $75,858
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $42professional $85

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$75,857.76
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 4073.8 times more in Indiana than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Ohio $42.66 · 22nd of 30
IN $63,096NM $15.49

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.