AMA CPT® Assistant - 2024 Issue 4 (April)

Coding Challenges: Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services (92523 vs 96125) (April 2024)

April 2024 page 24 Coding Challenges: Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services (92523 vs 96125) In otorhinolaryngology, auditory processing disorders are characterized by inefficient communication between the ears and the brain resulting in an inability to process the information heard. Special otorhinolaryngologic service codes 92521-92524 are used to report diagnostic services that are not included in an evaluation and management service and that are predominantly performed by speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Because most of the population with auditory processing disorders are children, proper diagnosis is extremely important and allows physicians or other qualified health care professionals (such as an SLP) to distinguish between...

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