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The American Medical Association (AMA) posted several Category II code updates in recent weeks. The latest additions, deletions and revisions will affect how physicians report certain conditions in 2010, but you won’t find them listed in the CPT^® books until 2011. Read more »

The American Medical Association (AMA) recently updated Category I vaccine codes, Category II codes, Category III codes, and Appendix H.

The following new vaccine product codes were published to the AMA CPT^® Web site July 1:

• 90670 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 13 valent, for intramuscular use

Note: Code 90670 doesn’t appear in 2009 CPT^® codebook but is effective July 1, and will appear in CPT^® 2010.

• 90644 Meningococcal conjugate vaccine, serogroups C&Y and Hemophilus influenza b vaccine, tetanus toxoid conjugate (Hib-MenCY-TT), 4-dose schedule, when administered to children 2-15 months of age, for intramuscular use

Note: Code 90644 will not appear in the 2010 CPT^® code book, but was implemented July 1 and is effective Jan. 1, 2010. Read more »