Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert

Published on Thu Jul 04, 2013 PDF

Plus: The OIG is watching how many vaccinations you provide.

You probably haven’t even ordered your CPT^® 2014 book yet, but it’s important to know that codes are already being approved that will make their way into the volume. On July 1, the AMA announced the approval of several new vaccine codes that will be published in CPT^® 2014.

The main code that is new to most readers is 90673 (Influenza virus vaccine, trivalent, derived from recombinant DNA [RIV3], hemagglutnin [HA] protein only, preservative and antibiotic free, for intramuscular use), which was just released on July 1.

The other codes that CPT^® announced will make their way into CPT^® 2014 may not be in the code book yet, but have already been valid to report since Jan. 1, and include the following:

• 90685 — Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent, split virus, preservative free, when administered to children 6-35 months of age, for intramuscular use
• 90686 — ...when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use
• 90687 — Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent, split virus, when administered to children 6-35 months of age, for intramuscular use
• 90688 — ...when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use

To read about the new vaccine codes, visit www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/cpt/vaccine-codes.pdf.