AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 10 (October)

Vaccines and Toxoids 2017 Changes (October 2016)

October 2016 pages 6-7 Vaccines and Toxoids 2017 Changes Several changes have been made in the Vaccines, Toxoids subsection of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2017 code set. Code 90674 was added to report cell culture-derived influenza quadrivalent vaccines, and code 90661 was revised to include a "trivalent" designation. In addition, eight codes (90655, 90656, 90657, 90658, 90685, 90686, 90687, 90688) were revised to include dosage amounts in lieu of age indications, and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) abbreviation included in the meningococcal conjugate vaccine code (90734) was updated. Lastly, the US Food and Drug Administration...

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