Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), Ch. 18 § 10.2.2.1
Payment for Pneumococcal Pneumonia Virus, Influenza Virus,
10.2.2.1 - Payment for Pneumococcal Pneumonia Virus, Influenza Virus,
Hepatitis B Virus and COVID-19 Vaccines and Their Administration on
Institutional Claims
(Rev. 13547; Issued: 12-18-25; Effective: 01-20-26; Implementation: 01-20-26)
Payment for Vaccines
Payment for these vaccines is as follows:
Facility
Type of Bill
Payment
Hospitals, other than Indian
Health Service (IHS)
Hospitals, IHS CAHs, and
Critical Access Hospitals
(CAHs)
012x, 013x
Reasonable cost
IHS Hospitals
012x, 013x
95% of the AWP
IHS CAHs
012x, 085x
95% of the AWP
CAHs Method I and
Method II
(other than professional
revenue codes)
012x, 085x
Reasonable cost
Skilled Nursing Facilities
022x, 023x
Reasonable cost
Home Health Agencies
034x
Reasonable cost
Hospices
081x, 082x
95% of the AWP
Comprehensive Outpatient
Rehabilitation Facilities
075x
95% of the AWP
Independent Renal Dialysis
Facilities (RDFs)
072x
95% of the AWP
Hospital-based Renal
Dialysis Facilities (RDFs)
072x
Reasonable cost
Rural Health Clinics
(RHCs)
71x
95% of the AWP (effective
for dates of service on or
after July 1, 2025) then
subsequently settled through
the cost report.
Federally Qualified Health
Centers (FQHCs)
77x
95% of the AWP (effective
for dates of service on or
after July 1, 2025)
then subsequently settled
through the cost report.
Payment for Vaccine Administration
Payment for the administration of pneumococcal, influenza, hepatitis B and
COVID-19 vaccines is as follows:
Facility
Type of Bill
Payment
Hospitals, other than IHS
Hospitals, IHS CAHs, and
CAHs
012x, 013x
Outpatient Prospective
Payment System (OPPS) for
hospitals subject to OPPS
Reasonable cost for hospitals
not subject to OPPS
IHS Hospitals
012x, 013x
MPFS
IHS CAHs
012x, 085x
MPFS
CAHs Method I and
Method II (other than
professional revenue codes)
012x, 085x
Reasonable cost
CAHs Method II
(Professional Revenue
Codes 096x, 097x, 098x)
085x
MPFS
Skilled Nursing Facilities
022x, 023x
MPFS
Home Health Agencies
034x
OPPS
Hospices
081x, 082x
MPFS
Comprehensive Outpatient
Rehabilitation Facilities
075x
MPFS
Independent RDFs
072x
MPFS
Hospital-based RDFs
072x
Reasonable cost
Rural Health Clinics
(RHCs)
71x
National Fee Schedule for
Vaccine Administration
(effective for dates of service on
or after July 1, 2025)
Federally Qualified Health
Centers (FQHCs)
77x
National Fee Schedule for
Vaccine Administration
(effective
for
dates
of
service on or after July 1,
2025)