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CPT 2011 Offers H1N1 Admin Code

Published on Thu Sep 16, 2010

Question: Medicare has its own H1N1 administration code. Does CPT?Answer: CPT 2011 will offer a specific code for H1N1 administration (90470, H1N1 immunization administration [intramuscular, intranasal], including counseling when performed). The code covers both routes of administration and includes counseling.Beware: You will not use this code for the flu vaccines available for the Fall 2010 flu season. Code 90470 is for H1N1 only, not H1N1 plus influenza. There is no current vaccine product for H1N1 only.H1N1 antigen is included in all the general flu vaccine products. You will use 90460 for vaccine administration with counseling of products that contain influenza and H1N1.
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