AMA announced on August 4th that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set has been updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include a new administration code that is unique to a potential third dose of the current COVID-19 vaccine offered by Pfizer.
The provisional CPT code will be effective for use on the condition that a third dose shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine receives regulatory approval or authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The AMA is publishing the CPT code update now to ensure electronic systems across the U.S. health care system are prepared in advance if the FDA approves or authorizes a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
The vaccine administration CPT code and long descriptor assigned to the third dose of the current Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is: