How To Bill For Flu Shots – 2013

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Influenza, also called the “flu,” is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. There are over 200,000 hospitalizations from influenza annually. An average of 36,000 Americans die annually due to influenza and its complications – most are people 65 years of age and over. The best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated each year during the fall season.

Posted by Mary Pat Whaley on September 24, 2013

Flu Vaccine Information

For your viewing pleasure, here is a year’s flu vaccine information in a slide format from Mary Pat Whaley at http://managemypractice.com. She reviews best practices on how to bill for flu shots.

Billing for Flu Shots – Basics

Most types of injections, including a vaccine like the flu shot, are billed using two codes:

Part One: A code for the flu vaccine itself, whether it is a liquid to be injected, or a mist that is to be inhaled.

Part Two: A code for The administration of the injection

Some payers do not recognize the value of the administration of any vaccine, and will not pay a separate amount for administration, however, most payers, including Medicare, will reimburse for both the vaccine itself and the administration.

How To Bill For Flu Shots, for more details visit http://managemypractice.com

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Laureen Jandroep

CPC, COC, CPPM, CPC-I.,Sr. Instructor for CCO.us. Laureen has over 25 years in the healthcare field. She graduated as an Occupational Therapist in 1986 and before long was running a successful therapy practice which did over 1.6 million in billing per year with a less than .06% rejection rate. Once Medicare changed how rehab companies were reimbursed this business was closed and Laureen eventually started a new company dedicated to teaching Medical Billing and Coding. Laureen has taught medical billing and coding since 1999 and currently does so through her comapny Certification Coaching Organization, LLC which does business as CCO.She resides in Florida with her husband of over 20 years Anthony and four children. They are active parents and spend most of their time these days just being parents which they love.

0 thoughts on “How To Bill For Flu Shots – 2013”

  1. Hi Laureen;

    I am currently studying to become a medical biller and coder professional. and
    I would like to ask you a question related to this subject, considering your extensive experiece..

    Could you please direct me to a website where I can access specific cases with detail backgroud information on coding errors legal cases? Thank you in advance for your input..

    Best Regards;

    Dolly

    Reply

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