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Mar 2nd, 2012 - LBreunig 1
shingles vaccine
what diagnosis code do I use with the shingles vaccine if insurance company will only pay for it with a preventative code?
Mar 2nd, 2012 - nmaguire 2,606
re: shingles vaccine
Example: Aetna considers zoster vaccine (Zostavax) a medically necessary preventive service to reduce the risk of herpes zoster (shingles) in members 60 years of age and older.
V05.8 Need for other prophylactic vaccination and inoculation against other specified disease