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Freedman HealthCare

New Additions to COVID-Specific Codes

John Freedman, MD/MBA
December 23, 2020
Analytics and Reporting
John Freedman, MD/MBA
President, Freedman HealthCare, LLC

John, principal of Freedman HealthCare LLC, has 25 years of experience in performance measurement & improvement, health IT, care delivery, and health care reform. At FHC he has helped many states create all-payer claims databases, implement health insurance exchanges, and support health care transformation.

First New Codes for COVID-19 Vaccines have been Issued

The AMA has announced nine new codes for COVID vaccination – 3 for the vaccines themselves and 6 for administering them to a patient. The codes are unique to each manufacturer of the vaccine:

 

The highly granular codes should allow detailed tracking of vaccination efforts and use of each vaccine. These are in addition to earlier COVID codes for diagnosis, treatment, and testing

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