A hepatitis B vaccine “non-responder" refers to a person who does not develop protective surface antibodies after completing two full series of the hepatitis B vaccine and for whom an acute or chronic hepatitis B infection has been ruled out.
The procedure code for prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against viral hepatitis is unknown. Suggest the use of ICD-10 code z23. 9955 or z23. 9959).
Providers must bill with HCPCS code 90739 - Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB), adult dosage, two dose schedule, for intramuscular use.
Z23 is the ICD-10-CM code used when reporting an encounter for immunization for all vaccines given within the encounter.
ICD-10 requires only one code (Z23) per vaccination, regardless if single or combination. Report Z23 for all vaccination diagnoses.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, clinicians may assign code Z28. 310, “Unvaccinated for COVID-19,” when the patient has not received a dose of any COVID-19 vaccine. Clinicians may assign code Z28.
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.
HCPCS code G0010 for Administration of hepatitis B vaccine as maintained by CMS falls under Vaccine Administration .
Code 90471 is used when the drug is administrated by a medical assistant or nurse and the patient does not see the physician at all. This code would also be used for any patient 19 years of age or older regardless if physician is present and does face-to-face counseling.
Z23 may be used as a primary diagnosis for immunizations in the OP and physician setting.
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. All Z codes must be accompanied by a corresponding procedure code.
Public health A level of immunization which is suboptimal for a person or population Causes Financial factors, mother's age, race, education, socioeconomic status, birth order, prenatal care. See Racial inequaliy.