New ICD-10 Codes Announced For Reporting COVID-19 Therapeutics, Vaccination Status
Effective April 1, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will implement three new ICD-10 diagnosis codes for reporting COVID-19 vaccination status and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement seven new ICD-10 procedure codes for COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines.
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule For Calendar Year 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that includes updates on policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), and other Medicare Part B issues, on or after January 1, 2022.
An Introduction to the 2022 CPT Code Set Changes for Medical Coding Services
AMA Announces CPT Codes for Pfizer’s Pediatric COVID-19 Doses
The American Medical Association (AMA) issued new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) vaccine and administration codes for pediatric doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer. The provisional codes will be effective for use if Pfizer’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval or emergency use authorization.