AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 4 (April)
ICD-10-CM Case Scenario (April 2015)
April 2015 page 9 ICD-10-CM Case Scenario A 33-year-old male healthcare worker is required to obtain immunization against influenza to decrease the risk for transmitting influenza to his patients and to protect his own immunity. The healthcare worker is offered and accepts an intradermal administration as an alternative to an intramuscular injection. As with all vaccines, the physician discusses potential adverse reactions and answers any questions the patient might have. An intradermal injection of the influenza vaccine through the epidermis into the upper layers of dermis of the upper arm is administered to the patient. The patient is monitored...
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