If an established patient is given an immunization during an office visit, and the only service provided was the immunization, what type of codes would you use to report the service?

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For an established patient who only receives an immunization during a visit, you would need to report a Medicine section immunization code and an administration code. No evaluation and management (E/M) code is needed since no other service was provided apart from the administration of the vaccine.

If an Established Patient Is Given an Immunization During an Office