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Vitamin B12 is found almost exclusively in animal-based foods like meat, fish, eggs, and dairy

This can be due to a number of reasons, such as a lack of B12 in the diet, reduced stomach acidity, or when particular cells in the stomach - the "parietal" cells - do not produce enough intrinsic factor

A naturopathic doctor will inject the b12 directly into the muscle so it may bypass the digestive system to be absorbed into the bloodstream

One community-sourced report (AAPC coding forum) notes that Cigna Medicare in North Carolina cited exclusion dates of 01/01/2003 for both J1815 and J1817, resulting in non-reimbursement for those codes

But the injections are stopped after 40 days which means that it is not a long-term solution