Pediatric Coding Alert
In-office Test
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Answer: For medical and legal reasons, its always a good idea to include a hard copy of the test with the chart.
If the only record in the chart is the physicians interpretation of the test, and there is a future problem in the area tested, he or she has no defense. A printout also provides proof to insurers that the test(s) was performed. All of these machines have printouts its just a matter of filing them.
The codes for the procedures you refer to are 92567 for the tympanogram, 92015 for the SureSight, and 92587 or 92588 for the Audiopath.
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