Ob-Gyn Coding Alert
Check Out the New CPT® 2015 Codes for Trivalent Flu Vaccine
Question: Does anyone have the new CPT® 2015 code for the Trivalent Influenza vaccine?
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Answer: You will find no “new” code in CPT® 2015 for a trivalent influenza vaccine, but there will be a new quadrivalent vaccine CPT® code:
90630 — Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (IIV4), split virus, preservative free, for intradermal use.
This new vaccine will include 2 influenza B viruses instead of the one included in the trivalent vaccine.
And of course, you still have the existing trivalent codes 90655-90658 (Influenza virus vaccine, trivalent, split virus …), 90660 (Influenza virus vaccine, trivalent, live, for intranasal use), and 90673 (Influenza virus vaccine, trivalent, derived from recombinant DNA (RIV3), hemagglutinin (HA) protein only, preservative and antibiotic free, for intramuscular use). You will select your code based on the product administered so be sure you know if the product is preservative free, the route is IM or intranasal, or if the product is both preservative and antibiotic free
Don’t miss: CPT® 2015 did, however, revise 90654 to read:
90654 — Influenza virus vaccine, trivalent (IIV3), split virus, preservative-free, for intradermal use
These codes go into effect January 1, 2015.
Editor’s Note: Check out the next issue of the Ob-gyn Coding Alert for a sneak peak of next year’s CPT® changes.
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