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Know When Age Is, is Not, a Factor in This Immunization Encounter

Published on Fri Jan 18, 2019

Question: We have a physician in our practice who orders nurses to administer 90696 to kids outside of the 4 to 6-year-old age range because they are behind on their DTaP-IPV vaccination schedule. Is it OK to bill that code, or should we bill 90700 with 90713? Texas Subscriber Answer: The answer to your question can be found in the [...]
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