2025 CPT code 90743
Effective Date: N/A Medicine Services and Procedures > Vaccines, Toxoids Feed
Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB), adolescent, 2 dose schedule, for intramuscular use
Modifier 51 should not be reported with this code.
Medical necessity for the hepatitis B vaccine is based on age and risk factors, including exposure risk, chronic liver disease, and immunocompromising conditions.
This code represents an adolescent–dosage vaccine product administered to reduce the patient’s risk of contracting hepatitis B. The provider performs separately reportable administration of the vaccine. The route is intramuscular, meaning an injection into muscle. The vaccine has a two–dose schedule. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of three hepatitis viruses that cause inflammation and swelling of the liver.
In simple words: This code represents a vaccine for adolescents to prevent hepatitis B, a liver disease. It involves two injections into the muscle.
This code represents an adolescent–dosage vaccine product administered intramuscularly to protect against the liver disease hepatitis B. The vaccine has a two–dose schedule.
Example 1: A 12-year-old patient receives their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine during a routine check-up., A 15-year-old patient receives their second dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, completing the two-dose series., A 13-year-old patient with a family history of hepatitis B receives the adolescent formulation of the vaccine.
Documentation should include the vaccine manufacturer, lot number, dosage administered, administration date, administration site, and the patient's tolerance of the procedure.
** The vaccine/toxoid abbreviations in this code reflect the most recent US vaccine abbreviation references used in the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations at the time of CPT code set publication.
- Revenue Code: O1G - INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION
- Modifier TC rule: No info
- Specialties:Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine
- Place of Service:Office