AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 4 (April)
Medicine: Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids (Q&A) (April 2015)
April 2015 page 11b Medicine: Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids Question: A pediatrician administers a vaccine with counseling and reports code 90460, Immunization administration through 18 years of age via any route of administration, with counseling by physician or other qualified health care professional; first or only component of each vaccine or toxoid administered. The physician then gives a booster vaccine of a series and does not offer counseling for this separate injection. How would the second injection be reported? The parenthetical note following add-on code 90472, Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections); each additional vaccine (single...
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