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Factor in Counseling to Select Vaccine Codes
Published on Tue Oct 29, 2013
Question: Rotavirus vaccine is only given to children less than the age of eight at 2,4, and 6 months and is given orally. I believe we should only ever use administration codes ‘90460’ and ‘90461’ oral administration for persons less than 8 years of age. Alternatively, could 90473 or 90474 apply? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: While codes 90460 (Immunization administration through [...]