G0009 — Administration of pneumococcal vaccine

What the market charges

Across 1,049 negotiated rates, the middle 80% fall between $12 and $129, with a median of $60.

What Medicare pays

Medicare allowed an average of $30 for this code, across 1,392,181.5 services billed by 47,082 providers. At the median, the market charges 2.0 times what Medicare pays for this code.

Where this is billed, and what it costs there

The states billing G0009 most, by Medicare service volume, each compared against the national average of $30. Each links to the providers Mishe lists there.

• Florida — 2,945 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $31 — 3% above the national average
• California — 4,377 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $33 — 10% above the national average
• Texas — 3,243 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $28 — 7% below the national average
• New York — 2,509 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $34 — 13% above the national average
• Illinois — 2,092 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $30 — level with the national average
• Pennsylvania — 2,273 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $30 — level with the national average
• New Jersey — 1,793 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $33 — 10% above the national average
• Virginia — 1,795 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $30 — level with the national average

Claim-editing rules

These are National Correct Coding Initiative procedure-to-procedure edits — the rules a payer applies when deciding whether two codes billed together are both payable.

Codes this one absorbs

Billed together, G0009 is the payable code and these are not separately payable. 3 pairs in total.

• 36591 — no modifier can override this edit
• 36592 — no modifier can override this edit
• 96523 — no modifier can override this edit

Codes that absorb this one

Billed alongside any of these, G0009 is not separately payable. 3 pairs in total.

• 90460 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 90471 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• G0162 — a modifier may allow both to be paid

Other codes

• J2777 — Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg
• J0897 — Injection, denosumab, 1 mg
• J9271 — Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg
• J0129 — Injection, abatacept, 10 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered)
• G0008 — Administration of influenza virus vaccine
• G0439 — Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
• J9144 — Injection, daratumumab, 10 mg and hyaluronidase-fihj
• J9299 — Injection, nivolumab, 1 mg
• J1745 — Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg
• J2357 — Injection, omalizumab, 5 mg

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