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Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Shot - Second Dose

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0052A

Giving the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, completing its two-shot initial series. The appointment is the same as the first: a health check, the injection into the arm muscle, counseling, and a short wait afterward. The vaccine itself is recorded separately from the work of giving it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Shot - Second Dose cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $324 from a hospital or other facility.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$39.81 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$85.11 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $40 to $21,878Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $33 to $102
$100$1K$10Kfacility $324professional $44

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.90
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$27,542.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 575.4 times more in New Jersey than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

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NJ $17,378SC $30.20

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.