2025 CPT code 92592
Effective Date: N/A Medicine - Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services and Procedures Feed
Hearing aid check, monaural (one ear).
Modifiers may be applicable in specific situations, such as reduced services (modifier 52) if only certain components of the service are performed.
Medical necessity for this code is established when a patient experiences problems with their hearing aid or as part of routine maintenance to ensure optimal device function and hearing.
The clinician inspects the hearing aid, cleans it, checks connections, ensures the battery is functional, and assesses sound quality using a stethoset.
In simple words: This code covers a checkup for one hearing aid. The doctor cleans it, checks the parts, and makes sure it's working right. They also listen to the sound to make sure it's clear.
This code represents a service for checking and assessing the functionality of a single hearing aid. It typically involves inspection, cleaning, verification of contact points and connections, battery check, and assessment of sound quality using a stethoset to ensure clarity and absence of noise.
Example 1: A patient reports intermittent static in their hearing aid. The audiologist uses 92592 to document the check and cleaning of the device., During a routine follow-up, the audiologist checks the patient's single hearing aid, cleaning the device and verifying its functionality, billed as 92592., A child's hearing aid is not producing sound. The audiologist checks the device, replaces the battery, and confirms proper function, coding the service as 92592.
Documentation should include the condition of the hearing aid, procedures performed (cleaning, battery replacement, etc.), and the results of the sound quality assessment.
- Specialties:Audiology
- Place of Service:Office,Outpatient Hospital, Independent Clinic