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Pfizer Updated Two-Strain COVID-19 Vaccine

California rates for HCPCS 91312

An updated Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine that targets two versions of the virus at once - the original strain and a later omicron variant - given as an injection into the upper arm muscle. It was used to refresh protection against the variants circulating at the time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pfizer Updated Two-Strain COVID-19 Vaccine cost?

$89.13

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $100.

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 $89 · 10th to 90th $89 to $89Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,698
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $89professional $100

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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where California sits

The same service costs 1174897.6 times more in Pennsylvania than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 10th of 27

$89.13

PA $70,795ND $0.06

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.