Giving A Vaccine By Nose Or Mouth

Vermont rates for HCPCS 90473

Covers the act of giving a vaccine as a nasal spray, or as drops or liquid swallowed by mouth, rather than as an injection. It includes checking the person, giving the dose, and recording it. The vaccine product itself is a separate charge, as is each further vaccine given the same way at the same visit.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Giving A Vaccine By Nose Or Mouth cost?

$15.85

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.75 to $18.62.

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

Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $3 to $31

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $3.02 Median $3.02 Typical High $30.90	Professional	None	$3.02	$3.02	$30.90
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $13.18 Median $15.85 Typical High $38.02	Professional	None	$13.18	$15.85	$38.02
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $11.75 Median $17.38 Typical High $50.12	Professional	None	$11.75	$17.38	$50.12

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Texas than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 40th of 51

$15.85

TX $66.07KY $12.59

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.