What is the CPT code for a tinnitus masker?
What is the likelihood that an insurance company will pay for one? The CPT code for tinnitus masker is 92599 (unspecified otolaryngologic procedure). We use this code as a ”catch-all” code for equipment, batteries, accessories, hearing aids, and other ”hardware”. It doesn’t matter what kind of masker it is, the code is still 92599. Some audiologists use a suffix with the code: 92599-06 is ”Sound generator: Monaural” and 92599-07 is ”Sound generator: Binaural.” However, these are local codes that often mean nothing to most insurance companies. Their computers will look at the ”92599” part of the code only as an unspecified otolaryngologic procedure without reference to anything else. Conceivably, the audiologist should be able to bill a fitting and dispensing under 92590 (Hearing aid examination and selection, monaural) for one unit or 92591 (Hearing aid examination and selection, binaural) for two units. This would be on the basis that the work to fit and dispense a masker is
