Pertussis, which is more commonly known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory system. Commonly caused by Bordetella pertussis, its trademark symptom is severe coughing spells followed by a high-pitched “whoop” sound during inhalation.
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You are here. Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine. Medical providers who “buy and bill” for the Tdap vaccine should use the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 90715. For administration of the vaccine, providers should bill CPT code 90471 or 90472, as appropriate.
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Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) Vaccine. Tagged: All Providers. Medical providers who “buy and bill” for the Tdap vaccine should use the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 90715. For administration of the vaccine, providers should bill CPT code 90471 or 90472, as appropriate.
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a Tdap = Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis. b CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. c CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
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To make a diagnosis, your doctor may do a physical exam, blood tests, chest x-rays, or nose or throat cultures.before there was a vaccine, whooping cough was one of the most common childhood diseases and a major cause of childhood deaths in the United States Now most cases are prevented by vaccines.
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Despite the availability of a vaccination to prevent whooping cough, the number of confirmed cases each year in the United States is on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2012 there were more than 41,000 whooping cough cases in the United States, including 18 deaths.
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Updated recommendations for use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2010. MMWR. 2011;60(1):13-15.
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1 Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after Oct 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes. 2  This is the American ICD-10-CM version of A37. Other international ICD-10 versions may differ.  Whooping cough is an infectious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable coughing. The name comes from the noise you make when you take a breath after you cough. You may have choking spells or may cough so hard that you vomit. Anyone can get whooping cough, but it is more common in infants and children. It's especially dangerous for infants. The coughing spells can be so bad that it is hard for infants to eat, drink, or breathe.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Updated recommendations for use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in adults aged 65 years and older — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2012. MMWR. 2012:61(25);468-470.
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If the organism is not specified, assign code 033.9. Pneumonia associated with whooping cough is classified as code 484.3, Pneumonia in whooping cough, sequenced as the secondary diagnosis. If the patient receives a vaccination against pertussis alone, assign code V03.6.
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procedure code for whooping cough vaccine
Procedure code is 90715 for whooping cough vaccine Procedure code for whooping cough vaccine is 90715.