AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 3 (March)

Central Auditory Function Testing and Tinnitus Evaluation (March 2005)

March 2005 pages 7-10 Coding Communication:Central Auditory Function Testing and Tinnitus Evaluation Several changes have been made to the central auditory function testing section of the CPT codebook. A discussion of the changes follows. Central Auditory Function Testing Two new codes for central auditory function testing appear in CPT 2005. Codes 92620 and 92621 describe the comprehensive evaluation of central auditory processing abilities using a battery of individual tests. These are time-based codes because the number of tests that are used for an individual patient depends on both the age and mental status of the patient. As a result...

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