Travel Vaccines
Going on safari to East Africa? Taking a cruise to Brazil? Headed off for a missionary trip to India? Planning to tour China and Japan? No matter where in this world your plans take you, our travel medicine service can get you prepared for a healthy and enjoyable trip.
As part of your pre-travel exam and consultation I perform a medical history and preventive exam focused on your specific medical conditions. I then advise you of vaccines, medications and other precautions needed for you to have a safe and happy trip. We now accept our contracted insurances for travel services if you have verified coverage for this type of preventive medical exam and travel immunization.
Insurances we contract with are Blue Cross, Avmed, Humana (PPO only), Cigna and United Health Care. If you have another type of coverage for travel vaccines we will provide you a receipt for services which you can use to seek reimbursement for amounts you paid. For further questions call us at (352) 259-1991.
During your pre-travel exam our physician will make specific recommendations for vaccines and otherpreventive measures tailored to your health condition and specific destination(s). For a general ideaof vaccines you might need check the CDC website for the specific countries you plan to visit.Follow the link on this page for CDC Travel Health. Some vaccines you may need for foreign travel |
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| Vaccine or Procedure | CPT procedure
code for insurance |
| Pre-travel exam (a preventive physical for insurance purposes) | "physical"
code varies by your age. |
| Hepatitis A | 90632 |
| Hepatitis B | 90746 |
| Tetanus-Diptheria Pertussis (Adacel) | 90715 |
| Tetanus-Diptheria, generic | 90718 |
| Tetanus-Diptheria (Decavac) | 90714 |
| Influenza (flu) | varies by brand of
flu vaccine |
| Polio | 90713 |
| Typhoid | 90691 |
| Vivotif Oral Typhoid | 90690 |
| Yellow Fever shot given on an individual basis | 90717 |
| VACCINES BELOW MAY REQUIRE PRE-PAYMENT BEFORE WE ORDER THEM FOR YOU | |
| Meningitis (menomune) for over 55 y.o. | 90733 |
| Japanese Encephalitis (Ixiaro) for over 18 y.o. | 90735 |
| Yellow Fever given as part of a group of 5 or more persons, with pre-payment | 90717 |
| Meningitis (Menactra) for 11-55 y.o. | 90734 |
| Rabies | 90675 |
| chicken pox | 90716 |
Malaria is not prevented with a vaccine, but with pills which you must take starting before youenter the foreign country. Our physician will prescribe appropriate malaria prevention medicine .during your pre-travel exam. Mumps, Measles, Rubella--we do not currenlty provide as this is usually a childhood vaccine, checkwith your local health department. |
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