• Coding Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

    The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced new CPT product and administration codes for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months through 5 years old:

    Product Code

    • 91311 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) vaccine, mRNA-LNP, spike protein, preservative free, 25 mcg/0.25 mL dosage, for intramuscular use

    Administration codes

    • 0111A 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, 25 mcg/0.25 mL dosage; first dose
    • 0112A 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, 25 mcg/0.25 mL dosage; second dose

    More information is available on the AMA website. CPT codes for reporting other COVID-19 vaccines can be found here.

    — Kent Moore, senior strategist for physician payment, American Academy of Family Physicians

    Posted on May 24, 2022, by Kent Moore



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