COVID-19 Vaccine Related Codes

COVID-19 Vaccine Codes

Preview Posting of COVID-19 Vaccine Codes and Crosswalk for Currently Authorized Vaccines and Anticipation of Potential Vaccine Availability under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)

Note: Codes will become effective only upon EUA issuance or BLA licensure of COVID-19 vaccine(s) by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The codes and crosswalk for candidate COVID-19 vaccines will be posted for preview in phases as the late-stage clinical trials for candidate vaccines progress. Additional vaccines or codes will be added to this list as they enter late-stage clinical trials or prepare applications for FDA authorization.

The following downloadable table provides a summary of the currently authorized vaccine codes and a preview of the vaccine codes that will be activated if the FDA authorizes use and ACIP votes to recommend the candidate vaccines.

To support this effort, the CDC is working closely with data partners responsible for the creation and distribution of vaccine codes and drug compendia publishers to coordinate the release of codes in advance of potential EUAs to enable systems and users that require these codes to prepare in advance.

The codes for these vaccines are also included in the vaccine code set files unless otherwise noted in the table.  Additional code details and fields values are included in the vaccine code sets.

American Medical Association (AMA) COVID-19 CPT® vaccine product and administration codes are now available on the AMA web site.  The CPT vaccine product codes are included in the Preview COVID-19 table and the CDC vaccine code sets.  You can access further information regarding the COVID-19 CPT codes, as well as the associated coding guidance, using the following link:

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/covid-19-cpt-vaccine-and-immunization-codesexternal icon

Download the Preview Table for US vaccine administration only: Excel Versionexcel icon

COVID-19 vaccine codes and crosswalks are provided in anticipation of potential vaccine availability under an approved Biologics License Application (BLA), Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), or as a potential vaccine submission for EUA (Pre-EUA). Codes will become effective for US vaccine administrations only upon EUA issuance and/or BLA approval of COVID-19 vaccine(s) by the FDA. All CVX codes are associated to the new Vaccine Group “COVID-19.” CPT Codes shown are product codes. CPT administrative codes for doses are available on the AMA website. CPT product codes are added as the AMA approves and makes them available.

Unspecified US COVID-19 Vaccine CVX Code

The following vaccines and associated tradenames have been approved by the FDA under BLA License. They are listed separately because while they may represent the same formulations as the EUA authorized and labeled products listed above, the NDCs listed with the new BLA licensed tradenames in the FDA BLA approval or the FDA Structured Product Labels (SPL) are not currently being produced by the manufacturers while EUA product is available.

Download the Preview Table for Non-US vaccine administration only: Excel Versionexcel icon

Preview Posting of COVID-19 Vaccine Codes and Crosswalks to be used for Non-US vaccine administration. All COVID-19 related CVX codes are associated to the Vaccine Group “COVID-19”. CVX and MVX codes are identified for vaccines that have received emergency authorization from the World Health Organization (WHO), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or both. CVX codes have also been added without associated MVX for vaccines that are manufactured and administered outside the US but which have not been authorized by the WHO. The list of vaccines not authorized by the WHO may be incomplete. The list of vaccines indicated to be WHO-authorized will be updated periodically as the CDC monitors WHO published information.

COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization Recipient and Caregiver Fact Sheets

Preview Posting of Codes for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Fact Sheets for Recipients and Caregivers

Vaccine information statements (VISs), used only for licensed vaccines, will not be available for COVID-19 vaccines while they are under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). For vaccines under an EUA, the FDA requires a vaccine-specific Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers be provided to vaccine recipients or their caregivers.

The COVID-19 vaccine-related codes are provided in anticipation of potential vaccine availability under an EUA. If a vaccine is not authorized, the code will be retired.

The following downloadable VIS code files will include the new EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients records:

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*Edition Date represents the date of update printed on the actual fact sheet document published by the FDA.  It may not be the same as the EUA authorization date or the date embedded in the Document Barcode String.