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Vaccination:

90686 Isn't in Your Manual, But Don't Count It Out for Flu Vaccine

Published on Thu Nov 15, 2012

Trivalent and quadrivalent options are both available for 2013.Flu vaccines are constantly evolving, and that means coding options are, too. If your practice provides vaccines, be on the lookout for these code changes.Prepare for 'Official' and Revised Vaccine CodesSeveral code changes will impact your reporting in 2013, affecting your influenza vaccine administration.Additions: Two new influenza immunization product codes were released in July 2012, and they will become effective Jan. 1, 2013. Your new code choices will include 90653 (Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated, subunit, adjuvanated, for intramuscular use) and 90672 (Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent, live, for intranasal use). Code 90672 is noted as a "resequenced code," meaning the AMA placed the code out of numerical order in the CPT® text so it would be with similarly defined codes. You'll find 90672 under 90660, which will be revised as noted below.Revisions: Flu vaccine codes 90655-90660 will be updated in 2013 with the [...]
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