AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 4 (April)

New Vaccine Administration Procedure Codes (April 2005)

April 2005 pages 1-5 New Vaccine Administration Procedure Codes In the pediatric population, the delivery of immunizations is an inherently different service than it is in the adult population. Children are given some 25 recommended and or mandated vaccines before the age of 18, the majority of which are administered during early childhood years when reactions can be more frequent and more severe. Children react differently to vaccines due to the physiologic differences inherent in their developing brains, which may cause them to react with neurological events such as seizures and sequelae of an encephalopathic nature. During the past...

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