AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 8 (August)

Coding Update: Influenza and Hepatitis B Vaccines (August 2013)

August 2013 pages 10-11 Coding Update: Influenza and Hepatitis B Vaccines Each year, new vaccine products are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help in the fight against infectious diseases. In an effort to remain current with these rapidly evolving products, the American Medical Association (AMA) posts code updates semi-annually on January 1 and July 1 on the AMA Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Web site (www.ama-assn.org/resources/doc/cpt/vaccine-codes.pdf). These updates provide information on the most recent new and revised vaccine product codes. Some of the codes are preceded with a lightning-bolt symbol ()...

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