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Aug 6th, 2009 - codes
Tetanus CODES
If patient is seen for cut on foot or has stepped on a nail. What tetanus and injection CPT codes do we use and is there a HCPCS codes that needs to be used? Also for another patient what codes would you use for preventive tetanus? Thanks
Aug 6th, 2009 -
use this
preventive vaccination against tetanus/diptheria V06.5. For CPT- for dT it is 90714, for Adacel or Boostrix it is 90715. Both get a 90471- admin of vaccine. If it is an injury use the ICD for the injury and the V code.