Medicare has new HCPCS codes for seasonal flu vaccines
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has created specific codes and payment rates for billing vaccinations during the 2010-2011 influenza season.
Physicians billing for flu vaccines provided on or after Jan. 1 will need to use new codes instead of CPT code 90658. The new codes are: Q2035 (Afluria), Q2036 (Flulaval), Q2037 (Fluvirin), Q2038 (Fluzone), and Q2039 (Not Otherwise Specified flu vaccine). Until Jan. 1, practices can continue to use the CPT code; however, it should not be billed in conjunction with the new Q codes.
Additional information can be found in the Nov. 19 issue of MLN Matters.