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Our patient came in post rabies exposure from a Lemur bite. She picked up the Rabavert (rabies vaccine) at the pharmacy and brought it in to be administered in our office. I billed the drug CPT with a charge of ZERO and billed 90471 for administration. The claim was denied for "routine vaccine not covered", even though it was billed with ICD-10 for exposure to rabies and animal bite. Per the insurance this was to be coded with 96372 as it was a "therapeutic" injection even though it was a vaccine. Everything I can find online still shows that even though it was post-exposure, all "vaccines" should still be billed with 90471. Is it appropriate to bill a vaccine with 96372 in this situation? Any thoughts??