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Q2034 And The New 2012 – 2013 Flu Shot Medicare Reimbursement Codes

9/29/2012 Medicare pricing just released for flu shots – see pricing added to the codes below.

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Download this excellent 2012 – 2013 grid that shows vaccines by name and the appropriate codes!

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NOTE: Practices using FLUARIX (preservative free) for Medicare patients should be using 90656 and not the NOS code of Q2039.

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Q2034 Introduced As New Medicare Reimbursement Code for 2012 – 2013 Flu Shot SeasonFlu Shot Season

 

 

 

Influenza virus vaccine code Q2034 (Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, for intramuscular use (Agriflu)) for claims with dates of service on or after July 1, 2012, processed on or after October 1, 2012 has been introduced for the 2012 – 2013 flu season for Medicare patients.

Effective for claims with dates of service on or after July 1, 2012, influenza virus vaccine code Q2034 will be payable by Medicare. Annual Part B deductible and coinsurance amounts do not apply. All physicians, non-physicians practitioners and suppliers who administer the influenza virus vaccination must take assignment on the claim for the vaccine.

Effective for dates of service between July 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012, contractors shall use local pricing guidelines to determine payment rates for influenza virus vaccine code Q2034.

Contractors shall pay for influenza virus vaccine code Q2034 to hospitals (12X and 13X), SNFs (22X and 23X), HHA (34X), hospital-based RDFs (72X), and CAHs (85X) based on reasonable cost.

Until systems are implemented, contractors shall hold institutional claims containing code Q2034 with dates of service on or after July 1, 2012, received before October 1, 2012.

Once the system changes described in this instruction are implemented, contractors shall release the held claims, appending condition code 15.

 

How should the flu shot be coded?

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CMS Releases Pricing and Codes for 2011 – 2012 Flu Vaccine Given After September 1, 2011

NOTE: The 2012 – 2013 flu shot codes can be found here.

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Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the new pricing for flu shots for Medicare patients for the 2011-2012 flu season. The Medicare Part B payment allowance limits for seasonal influenza and pneumococcal vaccines are 95% of the Average Wholesale Price (AWP) as reflected in the published compendia except where the vaccine is furnished in a hospital outpatient department.  When the vaccine is furnished in the hospital outpatient department, payment for the vaccine is based on reasonable cost.

What do Medicare patients have to pay for the flu shot?

Annual Part B deductible and coinsurance amounts do not apply for the influenza virus and the pneumococcal vaccinations.  All physicians, non-physician practitioners, and suppliers who administer these vaccinations must take assignment on the claim for the vaccine. Do not collect from Medicare patients for the vaccine or the administration of a flu shot.

What will Medicare pay for the flu shot?

The payment allowances below reflect the annually updated payment allowance for the listed CPT codes and Q-codes when the vaccines are furnished outside the hospital outpatient department.

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