tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 39

Physician Notes: CMS Releases Payment Amounts for Flu Shots

Plus: Illinois pediatrician sentenced after billing for vaccines she received for free.Forget about digging through the latest Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and calculating the conversion factor when it comes to determining your Part B reimbursement rate for flu shots. CMS has come out with a handy MLN Matters article elucidating this information.According to MLN Matters article MM7120, released on Oct. 22, the Part B payment allowance for flu immunizations is as follows:90655 (Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, preservative free, when administered to children 6 to 35 months of age, for intramuscular use): $12.39890656 (Influenza virus vaccine...

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