Thus, code Apsergers as 299.80. What code/s should I use for auditory processing (AP) evaluation and treatment?
• An SLP performing an AP evaluation should use code CPT 92506. Typically, payers will not allow a second reporting of the same code, so an audiologist performing an AP or central AP evaluation on the same child would use a different set of CPT codes. • The diagnostic codes used by audiologists for diagnosing central auditory processing disorders are the 388.4 range (other abnormal auditory perception), or 389.14 (central hearing loss), or 794.15 (abnormal auditory function study – if electrophysiological tests are performed). • The diagnostic codes that may be used by SLPs is 315.32 (developmental mixed receptive-expressive language disorder, central auditory processing disorder). Return to Top Can a speech-language pathologist use 97000 codes (physical medicine), and should they be billed in place of, or with, speech-language treatment codes? Medicare specifically allows speech-language pathologists to use 97532 (development of cognitive skills to improve attention and memory) for tr
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