BC Advantage - 2022 Issue 6

AMA Announces CPT Update for Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate: Provisional Codes Assigned to Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Children 

The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced an editorial update to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)®, the nation's leading medical terminology code set for describing healthcare procedures and services, that includes new product and administration codes assigned to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old.The provisional CPT codes are effective for use on the condition that Moderna's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine candidate is granted an Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The AMA is publishing the CPT code update now to ensure electronic systems across the U.S. healthcare...

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