Vaccines are common procedures within pediatrics and internal medicine. Consider flu or pneumonia season! As our readings and videos have identified, medical coders need to accurately interpret a patient’s medical record to know exactly what the toxoid was that was administered to the patient, as well as code for the administration of the vaccine. Review the following patient scenario and answer each prompt:

An 8-year-old male patient is accompanied by his mother to see the pediatrician for a poliomyelitis vaccine performed intramuscularly (IM). The physician’s assistant evaluates the established patient and administers the vaccine to the child.

Apply your understanding of the Medicine section coding
Include the following aspects in the discussion:

Identify the vaccine code for this service

Provide the administration code for the service

Compare your codes to classmates

Discuss why vaccine codes are unique

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