tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 28

REIMBURSEMENT: Say Goodbye To G0377--And Hello To Collecting From Patients

Don't waste your time billing Part D plansHeads up: You won't be able to bill Medicare Part B for administering the herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine and other vaccines next year. Medicare plans to delete vaccine administration code G0377 on Jan. 1, according to MLN Matters articles SE0723 and SE0727. This year, you can use that code to bill for administering vaccines that Medicare Part D pays for. But starting next year, you-ll have to bill the patient directly for both the vaccine and its administration, -and the patient will need to submit the claim to their Part D plan...

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