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Five New Vaccine Codes Released - Effective July 1,2021

The CPT Editorial Panel has released early an additional five new codes in the Medicine/Vaccine, Toxoids section of the AMA’s CPT Codes. 

The following codes are effective from July 1, 2021, but won’t be published until CPT 2022,
  • 90626 Tick-borne encephalitis virus vaccine, inactivated; 0.25 mL dosage, for intramuscular use
  • 90627 Tick-borne encephalitis virus vaccine, inactivated; 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use
  • 90671 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 15 valent (PCV15), for intramuscular use
  • 90677 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (PCV20), for intramuscular use
  • 90758 Zaire ebolavirus vaccine, live, for intramuscular use
These codes will be listed out of sequence. Medicare coverage will be determined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in future rulemaking.


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