As they have since 2006, the American Medical Association released updated CPT codes for vaccines last week ahead of the 2013 official code book release.
Some of the highlights of the semi-annual report:
- Code 90653 – has been ACCEPTED for inclusion in the 2013 codebook production cycle
“Influenza virus vaccine, inactivated, subunit, adjuvanted, for intramuscular use” - Code 90739 – has been ACCEPTED for inclusion in the 2013 codebook production cycle
“Hepatitis B vaccine, adult dosage (2 dose schedule), for intramuscular use” - Code 90672 – has been ACCEPTED for inclusion in the 2013 codebook production cycle
“Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent, live, for intranasal use” - Codes 90685, 90686, 90687, 90688 were ACCEPTED for inclusion in the 2014 codebook production cycle
- Codes 90655, 90656, 90657, 90658, and 90660 will include the term “trivalent”, meaning “conferring immunity to three different pathogenic strains or species”
You can learn more about the changes for July 2012 at the AMA’s Category I Vaccine Code Page
