I am not a chemist but B12 does seem to be an inherently stable molecule, not least indicated by the fact that the boxes of it have long shelf from production dates on them
Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) within each state may have different formulary decisions than the fee-for-service Medicaid program
(Dependent on patient's needs) Dose: 250 g (also known as micrograms(mcg))in cats and 250 2000 g (also known as micrograms (mcg))in dogs, depending on the size of the patient: For parenteral cobalamin supplementation: Protocol: weekly injections for 6 weeks, then one dose a month later, and retesting one month after the last dose( dependent on patient's needs) For either oral or parenteral supplementation, if the underlying disease process has resolved and cobalamin body stores have been replenished, serum cobalamin concentration should be supranormal at the time of reevaluation
The same multi-dose vial benefits apply in these specialized settings
J3420 and CPT Code 96372: Billing Vitamin B12 Injections J3420 is the HCPCS J-code for cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12), billed per up to 1,000 micrograms