The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through CMS, announced that people with Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage, private insurance coverage, or no health coverage can get COVID-19 vaccines, including the updated Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, at no cost, for as long as the federal government continues purchasing and distributing these COVID-19 vaccines. CMS issued four new CPT codes effective Aug. 31, 2022: Code 91312 for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent Product; Code 91313 for Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent Product; Code 0124A for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent – Administration – Booster Dose; and Code 0134A for Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent – Administration – Booster Dose. Visit the COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Toolkit for more information, and get the most current list of billing codes, payment allowances, and effective dates. See the full news alert.
