A senior citizen comes in for an influenza trivalent shot and pneumonia 13 valentshot administered intramuscularly. How is this coded?

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- 90670: Influenza virus vaccine, trivalent (IIV3), split virus, 0.5 ml dosage
- 90658: Pneumococcal vaccine, any (PPSV23), 0.5 ml dosage
- 90471: Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections), 1 vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid)
- 90472: Each additional vaccine (single or combination vaccine/toxoid) separately administered (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) is also applicable in this case for the administration of the second vaccine, making the final code B.

A Senior Citizen Comes in for an Influenza Trivalent Shot