Tag: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
CMS Increased Payment for Influenza Vaccines
On August 1, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) increased payments to physicians for influenza vaccines and updated which codes physicians should use when billing for the service during the 2024-25 flu season.
Texas Medical Association billing and coding staff caution that to receive payment, physicians also will need to use a national drug code (NDC) associated with the current period.
Follow this link for proper CPT codes and more vaccine information.
Revisions to Medicare Part B Coverage of Pneumococcal Vaccinations Policy
Protecting Workers:
Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidance relating to recommended precautions for people who are fully vaccinated, which is applicable to activities outside of healthcare and a few other environments. OSHA is reviewing the recent CDC guidance and will update our materials on this website accordingly. Until those updates are complete, please refer to the CDC guidance for information on measures appropriate to protect fully vaccinated workers.
ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines – Coding Encounters Related to CoVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak, Effective 2/20/2020
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