Question: What is the new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code that carriers and fiscal intermediaries (FIs) must use for services previously billed under CPT code 90718?
Answer : Effective July 1, 2005, Medicare carriers and intermediaries must use the new CPT code 90714 (Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) absorbed, preservative free, for use in individuals seven years or older, for intramuscular use) for services previously billed under CPT code 90718.
Reference: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mlnmattersarticles/downloads/MM4222.pdf
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