Question
Could you give me the correct coding for OAE's in doing newborn hearing testing?
Answer
A number of web sites suggest that hospitals are using 92587 (Limited OAE) as the code for newborn hearing screening involving OAEs.
Bio.
Theodore J. Glattke, Ph.D., Professor Speech and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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