What is procedure code 92587?
What is procedure code 92587?
92587: Distortion product evoked otoacoustic emissions, limited evaluation (to confirm the presence or absence of hearing disorder, 3–6 frequencies) or transient evoked otoacoustic emissions, with interpretation and report.
What is procedure code 92551?
screening test
The medical billing CPT code 92551 means screening test, pure tone, air only. This test is done by physicians to determine what pitches a patient is able to hear at one single intensity. That means the loudness will always stay the same, but the pitches will change.
What does CPT code 92557 include?
CPT® code 92557 – This is a comprehensive audiometry evaluation, which includes a battery of tests comprised both of the elements of threshold evaluation (hearing threshold levels at various frequencies presented by both air and bone conduction) and speech audiometry, including both speech reception and speech …
What is Nihl hearing loss?
But sounds can be harmful when they are too loud, even for a brief time, or when they are both loud and long-lasting. These sounds can damage sensitive structures in the inner ear and cause noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). NIHL can be immediate or it can take a long time to be noticeable.
What is CPT code 92585?
92585 (Auditory evoked potentials for evoked response audiometry and/or testing of the central nervous system; comprehensive)
What is CPT code 92593?
CPT® Code 92593 in section: Hearing aid check.
Who can Bill 92557?
audiologist
A diagnostic hearing test (92557) is completed by an audiologist employed by a physician and is billed as “incident to” using the physician’s NPI to bill Medicare.
What is included in CPT code 92591?
Table 2: Other CPT Codes of Interest to Audiologists
| CPT Code | Special Medicare Rules |
|---|---|
| 92590 | Not covered. Medicare doesn’t cover hearing aids or services directly related to hearing aids. |
| 92591 | |
| 92592 | |
| 92593 |
How is NIHL diagnosed?
The three main requirements for the diagnosis of NIHL are defined: R1, high-frequency hearing impairment; R2, potentially hazardous amount of noise exposure; R3, identifiable high-frequency audiometric notch or bulge.
Do I have NIHL?
Symptoms and Causes Inability to hear high-pitched sounds, like birds singing. Muffled or distorted speech. Tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in the ear). A feeling of fullness or pressure in the ear.
