Need for prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against pertussis alone (V03.6)

ICD-9 code V03.6 for Need for prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against pertussis alone is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -PERSONS WITH POTENTIAL HEALTHHAZARDS RELATED TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (V01-V06).

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Is this a 99204? 99204 e/m

My provider reported 99204. I only see the HPI as a EPF which would bring this to a 99202. Can anyone take a stab at this and let me know what you think? Thanks, Jo --------------------------... [ Read More ]

Car Accident, patient went through windshield

V00-V09 range is for pedestrian in transport accident. V03.- range is for pedestrian hit by car, pickup truck or van... [ Read More ]

MVA car not running

I think I would definitely use V03.00XA, "Pedestrian on foot injured in collision with car, pick-up truck or van in non-traffic accident." The vehicle was indeed in motion and she was struck by it (... [ Read More ]

V03.82

It depends on your Medicare region. Check you LCD for coverage of pnemovax, do not auto assume it is covered. Medicare cannot deny the V03.82 just because it is first listed. The guidelines allow f... [ Read More ]

V03.82

V03.82 is an allowable first listed code. You need to check to see if it is covered for your patient, it may not be. There is no other code to use.... [ Read More ]

V03.82

Medicare does not accept V03.82 as a primary diagnosis. Is there another code I can use so this vaccination is covered? Patient came in primarily for this. In the assessment it says in need of health ... [ Read More ]

Smoking Cessation Counseling 99406 bundling with Vaccine Admin - 90471

We have billed a 99213-25, 99406, 90471 and 90732. The payer has denied 99406 (smoking counseling code) stating that it is bundled to 90471 (vaccine admin code). Stating due to NCCI. I can't locate ... [ Read More ]

Injecton Administration -- Vaccine Not Procured by Practice

The first response is correct. The code 90471 is not an add-on code (those are indicated by the [B]+[/B] in front of the code as listed in CPT.) As such, it can be billed on its own without a parent... [ Read More ]

Issue with answers for Day #3

I would like to get a definitive answer on this as well. I am interpreting this differently & just want to make sure we are all coding vaccines correctly. I disagree with the use of individual "V" cod... [ Read More ]

Issue with answers for Day #3

I used diagnosis code V06.8 to correspond with the 90748 Hepatitis B and Hib vaccination. Could someone look at this diagnosis to see whether it could also be a correct diagnosis code? It is for a ... [ Read More ]

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