AMA Releases CPT Codes for Pediatric Use of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
Updated November 29, 2021
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) vaccine and administration codes for the Pfizer-BioNTech for pediatric use for patients ages 5 to 11 years old. As a measure from the AMA to ensure healthcare providers' EHR systems are prepared, the codes are for effective utilization toward the Pfizer-BioNTech's two-dose pediatric vaccine regimen, as recently approved by the FDA.
The vaccine product code is:
- 91307 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, spike protein, preservative free, 10 mcg/0.2 mL dosage, diluent reconstituted, tris-sucrose formulation, for intramuscular use
The administration codes are:
- 0071A Immunization administration by intramuscular injection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, spike protein, preservative free, 10 mcg/0.2 mL dosage, diluent reconstituted, tris-sucrose formulation; first dose; and
- 0072A Immunization administration by intramuscular injection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, spike protein, preservative free, 10 mcg/0.2 mL dosage, diluent reconstituted, tris-sucrose formulation; second dose
To help healthcare provider facilities determine the appropriate CPT code combination for the type and dose of vaccine in use, AMA has provided a convenient vaccine code finder tool.
Note that short, medium and long descriptors for all the new vaccine-specific CPT codes can be accessed on the AMA website, along with additional recent modifications to the CPT code set designated to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 disease.
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