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Q&A from the most trusted names in audiology.

Open Hearing Aid Fittings for Small Children

Marlene Bagatto, AuD

October 22, 2007

Is there any reason why I should not fit an open hearing aid on an infant or young child with normal hearing through 2000 Hz? I know that the miniature aids that are used for open fittings do not have...   Read More

 


CPT Codes - Technical and Professional Components

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

October 22, 2007

I work in an outpatient hospital setting. Which of our audiology diagnostic CPT Codes can be broken down into and billed individually as technical and professional components?   Read More


What is the Correct Way to Bill for Binaural Hearing Aids?

Debbie Abel, AuD

October 15, 2007

What is the correct way to bill for binaural hearing aids? Our claims have been processed as 1 unit when we use a binaural code such as V5261, even when we bill as 2 units. Can we bill a V5257 with a...   Read More

 


Medicare and the Otogram

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

October 15, 2007

What's Medicare and other insurance companies doing about the Otogram?   Read More


The GY, GA, and GZ Modifiers for Medicare

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

October 8, 2007

What is the qualifier, when filing Medicare for hearing aids, to get a rejection so the secondary coverage can pay it?   Read More


Evidence Based Practice Reviews

Paul Dybala

October 8, 2007

In regard to systematic reviews for Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), is there a recommended search engine or database to find these reviews?   Read More


Private Labeling of Hearing Aids

Kathy Foltner

October 1, 2007

I was looking at the option of using a private label service for the hearing aids I dispense. From a marketing standpoint, does this really make sense? Or is it better to leave the "well known" brand...   Read More

 


Blue Cross Blue Shield

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

October 1, 2007

We seem to have a multitude of billing problems with Blue Cross Blue Shield. The latest is the Medicare Advantage program in Michigan.   Read More


Billing as an Au.D.

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

September 24, 2007

Can an audiologist with an Au.D. bill differently than a non-Au.D. audiologist, to improve or increase reimbursement?   Read More


Asymmetrical Low Frequency Hearing Loss and Acoustic Neuroma

Tina Prout, PhD

September 24, 2007

I have a patient that presents with asymmetrical low frequency (250-1000 Hz) sensorineural hearing loss with symmetrical high frequencies. Is there a possibility this patient could have an acoustic ne...   Read More

  


Performing Electrical ABRs Post-Cochlear Implantation

Shannon White, AuD, FAAA

September 17, 2007

I work with patients who have cochlear implants. The physician with whom I work wants to begin performing Electrical ABRs post-implantation. How do I use my evoked potential system for EABR testing?   Read More

 


Billing for attending IEP meetings

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

September 17, 2007

Is there any way to bill for attending school-based IEP meetings, providing in-services to preschool teachers as well as functional listening evaluations?   Read More


Sensitivity of VEMP to Detect Endolymphatic Hydrops

R. Steven Ackley, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA

September 10, 2007

Can you define the differences in sensitivity of procedures such as the Cochlear Hydrops Analysis Masking Procedure (CHAMP) and the VEMP in identifying endolymphatic hydrops versus cochlear hydrops?   Read More

   


NPI Numbers and Medicare

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

September 10, 2007

Now that we have the NPI number, do we stop using Medicare and Medicaid numbers?   Read More


Billing for OAEs

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

September 3, 2007

I have some confusion regarding the correct way to bill for OAE testing, comprehensive or unlimited?   Read More


Interaural Attenuation Values

Paul Dybala

August 27, 2007

What interaural attenuation values do you recommend using with insert earphones?   Read More


Billing for pediatric ABRs

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

August 27, 2007

I work at a hospital where we do ABR for the purpose of identifying hearing loss in babies and young children. We often complete several ABRs, i.e. click, bone conduction, and tone burst ABR at severa...   Read More


Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mailings Managed by Sycle

Ridge Sampson

August 20, 2007

What is the cost-benefit of allowing Sycle to handle my mailings, as opposed to hiring an in-house assistant?   Read More


'Incident' to billing for VNGs

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

August 20, 2007

I want to know about "incident to" billing for VNGs. I have a Medicare and Medicaid numbers and they will bill my number for those patients but the ENT is not enrolled for some third party payers and...   Read More


Coding for reflex testing

Robert C. Fifer, PhD

August 13, 2007

If we perform only ipsilateral acoustic reflex test rather than ipsilateral and contralateral, how is our billing code modified?   Read More


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