2020 payment rates for COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal administration

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Last Modified: 5/31/2022 Location: FL, PR, USVI Business: Part A, Part B

2020 payment rates for COVID-19 vaccine and monoclonal administration

The CMS established national payment allowances for the administration of COVID-19 vaccines and monoclonal antibodies. These allowances will be geographically adjusted for many providers. The First Coast allowances for jurisdiction N (JN) for administration of COVID-19 vaccines and monoclonal antibodies for 2020 are as follows:

CODE	Florida LOC 99 (01/02)	Florida LOC 03	Florida LOC 04	Puerto Rico	U.S. Virgin Islands
0001A	16.60	17.35	17.86	17.01	17.01
0002A	27.83	29.07	29.93	28.51	28.51
0011A	16.60	17.35	17.86	17.01	17.01
0012A	27.83	29.07	29.93	28.51	28.51
M0239	297.24	317.12	328.17	311.76	311.76
M0243	297.24	317.12	328.17	311.76	311.76

Access the CMS COVID-19 Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies external link

webpage for the national allowances and the geographically adjusted rates for other jurisdictions. The files for the geographically adjusted rates can be found under the Additional Resources section.

Provider action

If you received the national, unadjusted payment allowance, you can bring the claim to our attention for reopening to receive the geographically adjusted payment rate. When submitting your request, ensure the billed amount is equal to or higher than the rate to obtain the adjusted rate.

For Part A claims, if you use direct data entry (DDE) for claims submission, you can resubmit your claim to obtain the geographically adjusted rate.

For Part B claims, you can use the SPOT or the Reopening Gateway. To reopen your claim in SPOT or the Reopening Gateway, select the reopening request type Billed Amount and ensure the correct billed amount is present on the line item.

Note for Part A providers: The final payment for the vaccine and mAb infusion administrations may vary from the published rate based on the institution’s adjusted wage index.

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