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Designate These Hearing Codes as AuD NPI Ones

Published on Wed Mar 28, 2007

 




















These diagnostic tests should be billed directly, not incident-to

You-re taking the bull by the horns and billing diagnostic audiological services performed by your employed audiologist the correct way--under his number. Star the following codes, which carry a -5- on the National Physician Fee Schedule, as ones your audiologist should report directly, not incident-to an otolaryngologist.
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