Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Industry Note:

Add This New Flu Vaccine to Your Code List

This year, you’ll need to add 90689 (Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), inactivated, adjuvanted, preservative free, 0.25 mL dosage, for intramuscular use) to your list of flu vaccine codes. Billing alert: If you’re billing Medicare for the service, you should note the billing dates for the procedure. “The new influenza virus vaccine code 90689 is not retroactive to August 1, [...]
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