Pediatric Coding Alert
Pinpoint the 9065x Code You Need in 1 Shot
Published on Thu Oct 25, 2007
Timesaver: Link the flu vaccine with the right CPT code every time using this table
Not sure if that Fluzone shot should go to 90655, 90656, 90657, 90658 or 90660? This chart does the product-to-CPT-code matching for you.
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