Effective January 1st 2011 CMS no longer use
CPT 90658 for reimbursement, CMS classified into five different HCPCS (Q2035, Q2036, Q2037, Q2038 and Q2039) HCPCS to
distinguish between the brand names of the influenza vaccines for federal
government tracking purpose.
Following are the HCPCS code details
G0008 – Admin code still be used for all
the above HCPCS codes especially for Medicare patients
Q2035 – Alfuria Vaccine
Influenza
virus vaccine, split virus, when administered to individuals 3 years of age and older, for
intramuscular use –Afluria
Q2036 Flulaval Vaccine
Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered
to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use - Flulaval
Q2037 Fluvirin Vaccine
Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered
to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use -Fluvirin
Q2038 Fluzone Vaccine
Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered
to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use - Fluzone
Q2039 Not Otherwise Specified Vaccine
Influenza virus vaccine, split virus, when administered
to individuals 3 years of age and older, for intramuscular use -Not Otherwise
Specified.
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