The AMA has announced the CPT code set for the third dose of the COVID-19 pediatric Pfizer vaccine. This was effective for use right after the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the use of a third, primary series dose of the Pfizer vaccine for certain 5 through 11 year [...]
The Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine is now authorized for emergency use for 5 – 11 years old individuals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This authorization came on October 29, 2021, after members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee had a meeting on this date to discuss a [...]
Earlier this month the American Medical Association (AMA) released new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code sets for 2022. Here is what you need to know about it. The first notable change is the addition of 15, COVID-19 vaccine related codes. These codes are available currently but have been added officially to [...]
On August 12, 2021 the FDA issued a notice authorizing Pfizer and Moderna to be used for a third dose vaccine, only for immunocompromised individuals. Following this, the CPT Editorial Panel, a panel that is authorized by the American Medical Association to maintain these codes, has approved of and the AMA [...]
Last week we provided an overview of what ICD-10 codes are. This week we will talk about CPT codes. CPT, or Current Procedural Terminology codes, are used to identify procedures performed by physicians and healthcare providers. Developed in 1966 by the American Medical Association (AMA), these codes are used by healthcare [...]
On January 21 2021, President Biden's administration set new measures to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Part of the new policies include working to expand testing capacities in laboratories and to expand the supply of tests. A new Pandemic Testing Board will support and oversee these policies. You can [...]
