Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert

Published on Wed Oct 05, 2005 PDF

Ears perked? New codes to bill auditory rehabilitation are on the way.

There are two new codes for evaluation of auditory rehab status: 92626 (...first hour) and 92627 (...each additional 15 minutes). And two new codes apply to auditory rehab itself: CPT 92630 (...pre-lingual hearing loss) and 92633 (...post-lingual hearing loss).

There are three new codes for psychological testing (96101-96103) and three new codes for neuropsychological testing (96118-96120). And there's a new code for a neurobehavioral status exam (96116).

If your physician performs orthotic and/or prosthetic management, you'll have three new codes. Code 97760 covers orthotic management and training, 97761 covers prosthetic training, and 97762 covers checkout for orthotic/prosthetic use. Each of these codes counts in units of 15 minutes.