If you administer an injection of the influenza vaccine only, report 90471. If you administer an influenza vaccine in addition to other vaccines, report the influenza injection with 90472. Note that code 90471 or 90473 cannot be reported in conjunction with 90460.Sep 20, 2021
ICD-10 requires only one code (Z23) per vaccination, regardless if single or combination. Report Z23 for all vaccination diagnoses.
Interestingly, unlike many codes, vaccinations do not get more complicated in ICD-10. Code Z23 is used to indicate any encounter for a vaccination. The procedure codes are used to identify the type of the immunization given and how it was administered.Nov 24, 2020
Z23 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Code Z23, which is used to identify encounters for inoculations and vaccinations, indicates that a patient is being seen to receive a prophylactic inoculation against a disease. If the immunization is given during a routine preventive health care examination, Code Z23 would be a secondary code.
Other specified counselingICD-10 code Z71. 89 for Other specified counseling is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
If the immunization is related to exposure (eg, the administration of a Tdap vaccine as a part of wound care), the ICD-10 code describing the exposure should be used as the primary diagnosis code for the vaccine, and Z23 should be used as the secondary code.
Coding: Bill with 90471 only (If another vaccine is given at the same visit, code the administration fee for the second injection with 90472.) When billing for multiple vaccine administrations, you can either report administration add-on codes per line or report as multiple units on one line.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z00. 129: Encounter for routine child health examination without abnormal findings.