Audiology CPT Codes for 2024 + Modifiers

Audiologists must maintain accuracy in medical billing to ensure maximum collections and prevent potential financial losses or audits. Therefore, it is imperative that audiology specialists utilize the most current codes and modifiers.

Updated Audiology Codes for 2024

These audiologist CPT codes have been updated for 2024:

• 92622 – The diagnostic evaluation, configuration, and validation of an auditory osseointegrated sound processor, regardless of its type, within the initial 60-minute period.
• 92623 – Additional 15-minute increments beyond the initial 60-minute diagnostic evaluation, configuration, and validation of an auditory osseointegrated sound processor, regardless of its type; must be listed separately.

Audiology Codes for 2024

The following are the rest of the Audiology CPT codes for 2024:

Surgical Procedures

• 0725T – Surgical procedure for either removing or implanting a vestibular device.
• 0726T – Surgical procedure for either removing or implanting a vestibular device.
• 0727T – Surgical procedure for either removing or implanting a vestibular device.
• 0728T – Initial setup and configuration of a vestibular implant for diagnostic analysis, focused on one side of the body.
• 0729T – Subsequent adjustments and configuration of a vestibular implant for diagnostic analysis, focused on one side of the body.

Vestibular Testing

• 92517 – Diagnostic test for cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP) with detailed interpretation and report.
• 92518 – Diagnostic test for ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMP) with detailed interpretation and report.
• 92519 – Comprehensive diagnostic test for both cervical (cVEMP) and ocular (oVEMP) vestibular evoked myogenic potentials with detailed interpretation and report.
• 92537 – Bilateral caloric vestibular testing involving both warm and cool irrigations in each ear, with recording.
• 92538 – Bilateral caloric vestibular testing involving one irrigation in each ear, with recording.
• 92540 – Comprehensive evaluation of vestibular function including various nystagmus tests, optokinetic stimulation, and tracking assessment, with recording.
• 92541 – Evaluation of spontaneous nystagmus, gaze, and fixation nystagmus, with recording.
• 92542 – Evaluation of positional nystagmus in at least four positions, with recording.
• 92543 – Caloric vestibular testing with each irrigation, recorded separately.
• 92544 – Evaluation of optokinetic nystagmus with bidirectional stimulation, recorded for analysis.
• 92545 – Assessment of oscillating tracking eye movements, recorded for analysis.
• 92546 – Testing of sinusoidal rotational movements in a vertical axis, recorded for analysis.
• 92547 – Utilization of vertical electrodes during vestibular testing, to be billed separately.
• 92548 – Computerized dynamic posturography evaluating sensory organization with various conditions, including interpretation and report.
• 92549 – Computerized dynamic posturography evaluating sensory organization along with motor control and adaptation tests, including interpretation and report.

Audiometric Testing

• 92550 – Tympanometry and reflex threshold measurements to assess middle ear function.
• 92552 – Pure tone audiometry assessment focusing on air-conducted sounds only.
• 92553 – Pure tone audiometry assessment focusing on both air and bone-conducted sounds.
• 92555 – Speech audiometry threshold assessment.
• 92556 – Speech audiometry threshold assessment along with speech recognition evaluation.
• 92557 – Comprehensive assessment of audiometry threshold levels and speech recognition.
• 92561 – Diagnostic test known as Bekesy testing.
• 92562 – Loudness balance test conducted with alternate binaural or monaural stimulation.
• 92563 – Assessment of tone decay in auditory perception.
• 92564 – Measurement of short increment sensitivity index (SISI) in auditory function.
• 92565 – Stenger test conducted using pure tones.
• 92567 – Tympanometry test to assess middle ear function, see code 92550 for details.
• 92568 – Threshold assessment for acoustic reflexes, see code 92550 for details.
• 92569 – Assessment of acoustic reflex decay (Note: Use code 92570 for combined testing).
• 92570 – Comprehensive assessment including tympanometry, acoustic reflex threshold, and decay testing.
• 92571 – Filtered speech test to evaluate auditory perception.
• 92572 – Staggered spondaic word test to assess speech recognition.
• 92573 – Lombard test for assessing speech in noisy environments.
• 92575 – Sensorineural acuity level test to evaluate hearing loss.
• 92576 – Synthetic sentence identification test for speech recognition.
• 92577 – Stenger test conducted with speech stimuli.
• 92579 – Visual reinforcement audiometry (VRA) to assess hearing in children.
• 92582 – Conditioning play audiometry for pediatric hearing assessment.
• 92583 – Select picture audiometry to evaluate hearing in pediatric patients.
• 92584 – Electrocochleography used for auditory nerve assessment.
• 92585 – Comprehensive evaluation of auditory evoked potentials for hearing and neurological assessment.
• 92586 – Limited evaluation of auditory evoked potentials for hearing and neurological assessment.
• 92587 – Limited evaluation of distortion product evoked otoacoustic emissions to confirm the presence or absence of hearing disorder at specific frequencies, or transient evoked otoacoustic emissions, with interpretation and report.
• 92588 – Comprehensive diagnostic evaluation of distortion product evoked otoacoustic emissions, including quantitative analysis of outer hair cell function by cochlear mapping at a minimum of 12 frequencies, with interpretation and report.
• 92596 – Measurement of ear protector attenuation to assess the effectiveness of hearing protection devices.

Cochlear Implant Assessment and Programming

• 92601 – Diagnostic analysis of cochlear implant in patients under 7 years old, including initial programming.
• 92602 – Subsequent programming for cochlear implant patients under 7 years old.
• 92603 – Diagnostic analysis of cochlear implant in patients 7 years or older, including initial programming.
• 92604 – Subsequent programming for cochlear implant patients 7 years or older.
• 92620 – Assessment of central auditory processing, including detailed report; initial duration of 60 minutes.
• 92621 – Assessment of central auditory processing, including detailed report; each additional duration of 15 minutes.
• 92625 – Comprehensive evaluation of tinnitus, encompassing assessment of pitch, loudness, matching, and masking.
• 92626 – Evaluation of auditory function for candidacy or postoperative status of the surgically implanted device(s); first hour of assessment.
• 92627 – Evaluation of auditory function for candidacy or postoperative status of surgically implanted device(s); each additional duration of 15 minutes.
• 92640 – Comprehensive diagnostic analysis and programming of auditory brainstem implant, billed per hour of service.
• 92651 – Assessment of auditory evoked potentials for determining hearing status using broadband stimuli, with detailed interpretation and report.
• 92652 – Assessment of auditory evoked potentials for threshold estimation across multiple frequencies, with detailed interpretation and report.
• 92653 – Neurodiagnostic assessment of auditory evoked potentials, with detailed interpretation and report.
• 92700 – Billing code for an unlisted otorhinolaryngological service or procedure.

Audiologist Modifiers

Modifiers are used to make codes more accurate and specific to increase collections from claims.

• -22 – Indicates that the work is substantially greater than typically required
• -52 – Modifier for an abbreviated procedure
• -59 – Establishes one procedure as distinct from another procedure billed on the same day

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