AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 7 (July)
Medicine: Vaccines, Toxoids (July 2007)
July 2007 pages 13-14 Coding Communication:Medicine: Vaccines, Toxoids Question What is the appropriate code to report for Zostavax, the new brand name vaccine for treatment of shingles? AMA Comment CPT code 90736, Zoster (shingles) vaccine, live, for subcutaneous injection, was established for CPT 2006 to report the administration of zoster vaccine. This vaccine is provided to reduce the occurrence, severity, and duration of shingles pain. This code does not state specifically the brand name of the vaccine and may be used to report the administration of any zoster vaccine. The correct CPT code for Zostavax is code 90736. This...
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