COVID-19 vaccine Archives

AMA Announces Administration Code for Third Dose of Pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

By Teri Jorwic | January 24, 2022

The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a new code for administration of a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for pediatric patients aged 5-11, 0073A.

CMS announces new ICD 10 codes for vaccination and COVID 19 treatments

By Ann Zeisset | November 30, 2021

In November 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new ICD-10 vaccination and treatment codes for 2022.

As more Americans get COVID-19 shots, vaccine codes are a priority

By YES HIM Consulting | November 22, 2021

The work of public health authorities across the nation to get the population vaccinated continues. In addition, the the push for further vaccination shows how important understanding the various vaccine codes is.

2022 CPT Code Updates Feature 24 COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Codes in New Code Set

By Teri Jorwic | October 6, 2021

The 2022 CPT code updates have been released, with the CPT code book available in late October or early November. Over 400 editorial changes are included in the 2022 edition, with 249 new codes, 63 deletions, and 93 revisions.

AMA Releases CPT Codes for Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine

By Teri Jorwic | May 10, 2021

New CPT codes for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax Inc. were released by the AMA and will be put in use pending approval or an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Food and Drug Administration (AMA, 2021).

Third Group of CPT COVID-19 Vaccine Coding Guidelines Released by AMA

By Teri Jorwic | December 23, 2020

The American Medical Association (AMA) released new codes for the anticipated COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca and University of Oxford (AMA, 2020). The codes will be available for use pending the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization for this vaccine.