AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 5 (May)

Coding Update for Influenza Vaccines (May 2016)

May 2016 pages 9-10 Coding Update for Influenza Vaccines The American Medical Association (AMA) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Editorial Panel has approved the AMA's Vaccine Coding Caucus' (VCC) recommendations to redefine the influenza vaccine codes (90655-90658, 90685-90688) to reflect dosage amounts, in lieu of age indications. Although this action is intended for the CPT 2017 code set, these code revisions will be released early and electronically via the AMA CPT website on July 1, 2016. AMA Vaccine Coding Caucus The AMA's VCC membership consists of at least two physician members of the AMA's CPT Editorial Panel, in addition...

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