Medicare to Pay for New Influenza Code, 90674

Medicare will pay for the newest CPT influenza virus vaccine, 90674, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in a recent transmittal. But because 2017 codes won’t go into effect until after the first of the year, payments won’t begin until January 3, 2017. However, claims with dates of services on or after August 1, 2016 will be covered.

90674 Latest in Series of Flu Codes

CPT 90674 Influenza virus Vaccine, quadrivalent (ccIIV4), derived from cell cultures, subunit preservative and antibiotic free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use is the latest in influenza codes added to the code set. The code is out of numerical sequence, and the placement puts it after 90661.

The transmittal instructs Medicare administrative contractors to manually add the code with an effective date of service of August 1, 2016 with Type of Service V. v. MACs will pay for influenza virus vaccine code 90674 based on the lower of the actual charge or 95 percent of the Average Wholesale Price (AWP) to:

• Indian Health Services (IHS) hospitals submitting claims on TOB 12X and 13X
• IHS CAHs submitting claims on TOB 85X
• Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities using TOB 75X
• Independent Renal Dialysis Facilities using TOB 72X

Coding Vaccines, A Reminder

The American Medical Association reminds coders in the CPT 2017 Professional that 90764 only pays for the vaccine product.  Use codes 90460, 90464, 90471 ,  90472, 90473, and 90474 to report the administration of a vaccine. Report the evaluation and management (E/M) code separately, if appropriate.

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Brad Ericson, MPC, CPC, COSC, has been director of publishing since 2007. Before AAPC he was at Ingenix for 13 years and Aetna Health Plans prior to that. He has been writing and publishing about healthcare since 1979. He received his Bachelor's in Journalism from Idaho State University and his Master's of Professional Communication degree from Westminster College of Salt Lake City.

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