dballard2004
True Blue
This may come across as a very simple question, and I apologize in advance if it is, but if a patient comes into the office and we administer the Hep A and Hep B vaccine, what ICD-9-CM code do you use?
There is code V05.3 for a vaccine for viral hepatitis, which to my understanding is used if the you are administering only one of the heapatitis vaccines, such as if you were only administering the Hep A vaccine by itself. There is also code V06.8 for other combination vaccines. Since the Hep A and Hep B vacicne is a combo vaccine, I think V06.8 is the most appropriate. So, would you use V05.3 or V06.8? Thanks.
There is code V05.3 for a vaccine for viral hepatitis, which to my understanding is used if the you are administering only one of the heapatitis vaccines, such as if you were only administering the Hep A vaccine by itself. There is also code V06.8 for other combination vaccines. Since the Hep A and Hep B vacicne is a combo vaccine, I think V06.8 is the most appropriate. So, would you use V05.3 or V06.8? Thanks.