Primary Care Coding Alert

Be prepared to use G9141, 90470, or 90465-+90474 when vaccines become available this fall. With three H1N1 administration code possibilities, you've got to get the lowdown on insurers' guidelines -- or risk rejections. The production of effective vaccines has been identified by the U.S. health authorities as vital to ensure protection for the general population. Consequently, several vaccine manufacturers got approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for four novel vaccines against H1N1: • Injectable Vaccines o Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (CSL Limited) o Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited) o Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (Sanofi Pasteur, Inc.) • Intranasal Vaccine o Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (MedImmune LLC). Go With G Code for Medicare Vaccination Medicare will cover H1N1 virus vaccine for Medicare Part B beneficiaries as an additional preventive immunization service and the administration of the H1N1 [...]