AMA Announces Additional CPT Codes for COVID-19 Vaccines

AMA has issued new immunization and administration CPT codes for the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. The new CPT codes will be effective upon approval of the vaccines by the FDA. To get more details, read along!

On DEC 17, 2020, the American Medical Association (AMA) announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include immunization and administration codes for the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford.

The new CPT codes will only be used when the AstraZeneca vaccine is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for Emergency use. The reason AMA is releasing the new CPT codes now is to ensure that computer databases around the U.S. health care system are updated in readiness for the prospect of FDA approval or authorization for the AstraZeneca vaccine.