COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer) cost in Columbus, OH — inpatient
In Columbus, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech), age 12 and older as an inpatient: from $148.50 to $148.50, with a median of $148.50. Across Ohio, the median is $331.50 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 91320, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 COMIRNATY 2025-26 (12Y UP)(PF) 30 MCG/0.3 ML IM SYRG | $148.50 | $165.00 | $107.25–$161.70 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 COMIRNATY 2025-26 (12Y UP)(PF) 30 MCG/0.3 ML IM SYRG | $148.50 | $165.00 | $107.25–$161.70 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $148.50, median $148.50, highest $148.50.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $148.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code is the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 12 and older, updated each season to match circulating variants. Who is advised to get it changed in 2025, so check current guidance with a doctor or pharmacist.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving the shot is billed separately, for COVID-19 vaccines with code 90480 rather than 90471.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 91320 ($201.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OHCOVID-19 VAC MRNA-LNP, 30 MCG/0.3 ML SP TRIS IM (PFIZER), ODH | $9.00 | file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OHCOVID-19 VAC MRNA-LNP, 30 MCG/0.3 ML SP TRIS IM (PFIZER), ODH | $9.00 | file |