The American Medical Association released a new code, 0083A, for administration of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. The code applies to admin of a third dose of Pfizer’s tris-sucrose formulation with a 3 mcg/0.2 mL dosage, intended for patients ages 6 months to 4 years.
Code 0083A is now available on Codify by AAPC so you can prepare for its use. The code will be effective upon receiving emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.
Third-dose code 0083A joins existing codes 0081A for administration of the first dose and 0082A for administration of the second dose. For the vaccine supply, you will report 91308.