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Avoid This Vaccination Billing Mistake

Published on Fri Feb 17, 2017

You may need to adjust your claims. A coding mix-up could be subjecting you and your patients to inaccurate cost sharing. The problem: HHH Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS “has seen that some providers are incorrectly reporting HCPCS code 90471 for the administration of the influenza vaccine,” the MAC explains on its website. “HCPCS code 90471 is for outpatient prospective payment [...]
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