COVID-19 Shot for Children - Pfizer, Third Dose

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0073A

Covers giving a third shot of the children's strength of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, an additional dose after the first two. The visit is unchanged: a health check, the injection into the arm muscle, an explanation for the child and caregiver, and a short wait afterward. The vaccine product itself is recorded separately from the work of giving it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Shot for Children - Pfizer, Third Dose cost?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $245 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 17 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$43.65	$39.81 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$245	$200 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $85 to $19,498Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $33 to $102

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $123.03 Median $323.59 Typical High $616.60	Facility	Global	$123.03	$323.59	$616.60
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $89.13 Median $89.13 Typical High $102.33	Professional	Global	$89.13	$89.13	$102.33
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $41.69 Median $41.69 Typical High $69.18	Facility	Global	$41.69	$41.69	$69.18
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $79.43 Median $79.43 Typical High $89.13	Professional	Global	$79.43	$79.43	$89.13

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 1737.8 times more in Kentucky 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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KY $52,481SC $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.