tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 10

PHYSICIAN NOTES: CMS Offers Vaccine Updates, With FDA Approval Status for 90670 And Release of 90644

Plus: CMS plans March 23rd conference call to educate providers on how to prepare for ICD-10. You can strike three symbols from your CPT 2010 books, now that the FDA has formally approved several additional vaccines. New code 90670 (Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 13 valent, for intramuscular use) included a lightening bolt symbol next to it in CPT 2010, showing that it had not yet been approved by the FDA. However, on Feb. 23, the FDA confirmed to the AMA that the product was approved, and therefore the "FDA pending" symbol can be removed from the code. You can also...

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