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Double Check Vaccine and Administration Code Checklist Before Claiming Pneumovax Shots

Published on Mon Feb 16, 2015

Question: What are the correct CPT® codes used to bill for a pneumovax in Medicare? I billed 90732 and 90471 with a diagnosis of v06.6. It was denied. Colorado Subscriber Answer: It seems from your diagnosis code that you are coding for both influenza virus and PPV vaccines together as you are reporting V06.6 (Need for prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against streptococcus [...]
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