Monkeypox Diagnostic Testing and Vaccines: Hold Claims

In a July 26, 2022, , the American Medical Association (AMA) announced new CPT codes related to Monkeypox diagnostic testing and vaccination.  

The Office of fb88Care Services (OMS) will be updating our system to include these codes and ask that all claims be held until the update is complete.   

Please review the following table for more information.  â€¯ 

Monkeypox Diagnostic Testing and Vaccination Codes   

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Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); orthopoxvirus (eg, monkeypox virus, cowpox virus, vaccinia virus), amplified probe technique, each  

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90611 â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

Smallpox and monkeypox vaccine, attenuated vaccinia virus, live, non-replicating, preservative free, 0.5 mL dosage, suspension, for subcutaneous use  

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90622 â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

Vaccinia (smallpox) virus vaccine, live, lyophilized, 0.3 mL dosage, for percutaneous use  

07/26/22 â¶Ä¯&²Ô²ú²õ±è;

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*Rates for these codes are not yet established  

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