Question
What is the most recent CPT code for a RIC Hearing Aid?
Answer
While there are not CPT codes for hearing aids (products) there are CPT codes for hearing aid services.
There are really three options (as there is no code specific to a RIC). It is important to review your third-party contracts and fee schedules and determine which code is reimbursed most favorably for the specific payer in question.
The options are:
V5060 (hearing aid, monaural, behind the ear;V5140 is its binaural correlate)
V5757 (hearing aid, digital, monaural, BTE;V5261 is its binaural correlate)
V5298 (hearing aid not otherwise specified)
Thanks for your question!
Kim Cavitt, AuD was a clinical audiologist and preceptor at The Ohio State University and Northwestern University for the first ten years of her career. Since 2001, Dr. Cavitt has operated her own Audiology consulting firm, Audiology Resources, Inc. Audiology Resources, Inc. provides comprehensive operational and reimbursement consulting services to hearing healthcare clinics, providers, organizations, buying groups, and manufacturers who want to be better equipped to compete in the managed care and healthcare arenas. She currently serves on the Board of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology and the State of Illinois Speech Pathology and Audiology Licensure Board. She also serves on committees through AAA and ASHA and is an Adjunct Lecturer at Northwestern University.
