AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 4 (April)

Use of Hepatitis B Vaccine Codes for Outpatient Hospital Reporting (April 2003)

April 2003 page 25 Coding Clarification:Use of Hepatitis B Vaccine Codes for Outpatient Hospital Reporting Effective January 1, 2003, CMS had previously assigned the "E" status indicator (Not Paid Under Outpatient OPPS-Codes not Reportable in Hospital Outpatient Settings) to the Hepatitis B vaccine CPT codes 90371, 90740, 90743, 90744, 90746, 90747, and 90748 with the intent to establish three new HCPCS Level II Q codes (Q3021, Q3022, and Q3023). According to CMS, the decision to make these changes has been reconsidered and has published new information to be used in carrier and fiscal intermediary (FI) billing for Hepatitis B...

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