Practice Management Alert
Don’t Worry About Vaccine Brand Name
Question: I am looking for a CPT® code for the Fluarix flu shot but can only find the code for the state shot. Should I use this? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: Don’t worry about the brand name of a vaccine. Focus, instead, on its components. GSK offers the following coding guidance for its Fluarix vaccine: Find more information here: https://gskpro.com/en-us/therapy-areas/vaccines/coding/gsk-vaccines/fluarix-quadrivalent/.
(List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
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