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# [Immunization Coding Update](https://chipsblog.pcc.com/immunization-coding-update)

 Written by [Chip Hart](https://chipsblog.pcc.com/author/chip-hart) | Aug 12, 2009 3:36:53 PM

First, some amazing news.  I understood that it might happening, but I guess it's official: new admin codes:

> The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) was successful in obtaining new CPT codes for immunization administration. The new codes will replace the 90465-90468 immunization administration codes starting January 1, 2011 to better reflect the work associated with administering combination vaccines.
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> AAP will present valuation recommendations for the new codes during the October 2009 American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) meeting. Final RUC recommendations will be forwarded to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for consideration in the 2011 Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS).

I believe this effort is related to the disparity between the payment for a one-antigen vaccine and a 5-antigen vaccine.  Rather, there is no disparity between those payments and perhaps there should be.

Meanwhile, the AAP has updated its [Vaccine Coding Table](http://practice.aap.org/content.aspx?aid=2334).  I've hosted my own flavor here (complete with ICD9 info), perhaps I'll update ours.

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