AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 10 (October)

Auditory Evoked Potentials Updates (October 2020)

October 2020 pages 9-10 Auditory Evoked Potentials Updates Changes to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2021 code set include important updates that address issues with code descriptors, such as lack of clarity and inaccurate descriptions of the work performed. These changes ensure specificity and improve the utilization screening/reviewing process, which are important to determine usage and appropriate reporting and to inform reimbursement policies. Two audiologic function test codes (92585, 92586) in the Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services subsection of the Medicine section have been deleted and replaced with four new codes (92650-92653) to improve clarity. The two deleted codes described...

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