Ask The Experts
Q&A from the most trusted names in audiology.
Billing for Medicaid/Medicare
April 28, 2003
Can an independant audiologist whose practice is located in the same building as a physician bill for medicaid and medicare without any physician referral(for all services, please)? Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Extended Warranty
April 21, 2003
Please describe extended warranty programs for hearing aids? Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Choosing an Au.D. Program
April 14, 2003
What features should I look for when choosing an Au.D. program? Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Pre-kindergarten Hearing Screening
April 7, 2003
What do you suggest for prekindergarten hearing screening? We presently do pure tone testing on all students, but also do tympanometry measures on all pre kindergarten students as well. We are wonderi... Read More
Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
Written Referrals and Medicare
March 31, 2003
Is it necesary to have a WRITEN referral for a hearing test to be covered under medicare? Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Transtympanic vs. Extratympanic Electrocochleography
March 24, 2003
Can you please explain the advantages and disadvantages of transtympanic versus extratympanic electrocochleography testing? Read More
Electrophysiology
Directional Microphone Verification
March 17, 2003
My practice is a 'bare bones' practice. We do not have real ear equipment. Nonetheless, we would like to verify performance of directional microphones for our patients. How can we accomplish this? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
Same Day Billing for Audio Procedures and Medical Procedures
March 10, 2003
In an ENT practice, what are the procedures that if billed with an audio procedure with the same date of service result in only one or the other being paid, that is, only the medical procedure or only... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Indications for Rotary Chair Testing
March 3, 2003
We are getting a rotary chair. What are the current indications for the test? Which of the various rotary chair tests provide the most dignositic information (i.e. the SHA, VVOR,Step test, OPK)? Which... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders
High Tech Hearing Instrument Shells - 'LasR™
February 24, 2003
Please discuss ''LasR™'' hearing instrument shells, the technology, and please explain what benefits we should expect from this technology? Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults Earmolds and Ear Impressions
CPT Coding for Vestibular Assessment
February 24, 2003
What CPT codes should be used for subtests such as head shaking, hyperventilation induced nystagmus, or vibration induced nystagmus. What is the appropriate code for the canalith repositioning maneuve... Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders Practice Management and Professional Issues
Tympanograms After Myringoplasty
February 17, 2003
Is there any evidence to suggest that tympanograms should not be undertaken after myringoplasty? Read More
Medical and Surgical Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
ABR and ENG Reimbursement
February 17, 2003
I have gotten numerous answers to this question... can an independent audiologist bill insurance for the entire ABR and ENG? I do the test, and I interpret the test and then I send the results to the... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders Electrophysiology
Rotary Nystagmus in Posterior Canal BPPV
February 10, 2003
Why is the nystagmus in a BPPV patient rotary? What is the underlying explanation for the rotational characteristic? Read More
Vestibular Issues and Balance Disorders
Physician Referral
February 10, 2003
Very often, a physician will refer a patient to our private practice audiology clinic for an ''Audiologic Evaluation and ENG'' with a diagnosis of ''Vertigo''. In the best interest of the patient, his... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues
Palatal Myoclonus
February 3, 2003
I have heard little about palatal myoclonus and its associated objective tinnitus. Please elaborate on this subject. I have attempted to document the ''pulsatile'' contractions responsible for the tin... Read More
Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
CPT Coding for Speech Delay
February 3, 2003
We have children referred to us by their primary care physician for delayed speech, asking for a hearing test to be done to make sure they have normal hearing. What diagnosis code do you use for these... Read More
Practice Management and Professional Issues Hearing Evaluation - Children Pediatrics
Gap Detection
January 27, 2003
What are the factors for gap detection (related to parameters of procedures, stimuli, etc.)? Read More
Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
Does Counseling Matter?
January 27, 2003
How important and effective is one-on-one counseling? Does it really matter, and is it really worth the time? Do handouts help educate the patient or are they seen as sales tools, rather than as sourc... Read More
Aural Rehabilitation and Counseling - Adults
Evaluating Digital Hearing Aids
January 20, 2003
Can speech noise be used to evaluate digital hearing aids? If so, should the noise reduction circuits be turned off before the measurements are made? In the case of basic digital hearing instruments,... Read More
Hearing Aids - Adults
