Internal Medicine Coding Alert
Get Your Flu Shot Coding on Track With This Helpful Tool
Published on Tue Nov 28, 2006
Follow the steps below to select the right code every time If your head spins when you're faced with the myriad combinations of flu shot codes, we've got just the solution. You can choose the best CPT and ICD-9 codes for your physician's work if you match the administration code to the vaccine code, as follows:
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