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AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2015 Issue 2; For Your Information
New vaccine CPT codes
There are three new CPT vaccine codes, which became effective February 1, 2015 [see codes listed below].
CPT codeCPT short descriptorCPT long descriptor90620
Menb rp w/omv vaccine im
Meningococcal recombinant protein and outer membrane vesicle vaccine, serogroup B, 2 dose schedule, for intramuscular use
90621
Menb rlp vaccine im
Meningococcal recombinant lipoprotein vaccine, serogroup B, 3 dose schedule, for intramuscular use
90697
Dtap-ipv-hib-hepb vaccine im
Diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, acellular pertussis vaccine, inactivated poliovirus vaccine, Haemophilus influenza type b PRP-OMP conjugate vaccine, and hepatitis B vaccine (DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB), for intramuscular use
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