Covid-19 Vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years- 4 NEW CPT codes effective Dec 08, 22.

by  Christine Woolstenhulme, QMC QCC CMCS CPC CMRS
Jan 5th, 2023

The FDA amended the emergency use authorizations to include  Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to include use in children down to 6 months old.

• Pfizer BioNTech: all patients 6 months – 4 years old. Get important prescribing information.
• Moderna: all patients 6 months – 5 years old. Get important prescribing information.

4 New CPT codes effective December 08, 2022

CPT 91316 for Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent Product, report 91316 with administration code 0164A

CPT 91317 for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent Product Report 91317 with administration code 0173A
Use 91317 only as the third dose in the primary series, with the first two doses reported using 91308, 0081A, 0082A

0164A for Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent - Administration – Booster Dose

Code 0173A for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent - Administration – Third Dose

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