Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Therapy CPT - 92506,92507,92601, 92626, 97124 WITH time

Covered Codes for Speech  Therapy Providers



Code  Description  Session Limit  Other Instructions
Covered Codes for Speech Therapists (ST) - Use modifier “GN” when billing these codes.
92506 Evaluation of speech, language, voice,
communication, and/or auditory processing
1 unit Limited to 1 evaluation per provider, per
condition, per calendar year.

92507 Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication,
and/or auditory processing disorder; individual
1 unit Any combination of codes 92507, 92508,
92526, 97124, 97532 and 97533 are limited to
4 modalities and/or therapeutic procedures in
one day.

92508 Treatment of speech, language, voice,
communication, and/or auditory processing
disorder; group, 2 or more individuals
1 unit See “Other Instructions” for 92507.
92520 Laryngeal function studies (i.e., aerodynamic
testing and acoustic testing)
1 unit Prior authorization is not required. This is not
counted as a therapy session.

92526 Treatment of swallowing dysfunction and/or oral
function for feeding
1 unit See “Other Instructions” for 92507.
92601 Diagnostic analysis of cochlear implant, patient under
7 yrs of age; with programming
1 unit

92602 Diagnostic analysis of cochlear implant, patient
under 7 yrs of age; subsequent reprogramming
1 unit

92603 Diagnostic analysis of cochlear implant, age 7
years or older; with programming
1 unit

92604 Diagnostic analysis of cochlear implant, age 7 yrs
or older; subsequent reprogramming
1 unit

92626 Evaluation of auditory rehabilitation status; first
hour
1 unit Prior authorization is always required.
92627 Evaluation of auditory rehabilitation status; each
additional 15 min.
N/A Prior authorization is always required.
Enter the primary code (92626) and this code
on separate claim lines.
Bill 1 unit for each additional 15 minutes used
to complete the evaluation, consistent with the
prior authorization.

92630 Auditory rehabilitation; pre-lingual hearing loss 1 unit Prior authorization is always required.
92633 Auditory rehabilitation; post-lingual hearing loss 1 unit Prior authorization is always required.
97124 Therapeutic procedure, one or more areas, each
15 min.; massage, including effleurage,
pertrissage and/or tapotement
4 units See “Other Instructions” for 92507.
97532 Development of cognitive skills to improve
attention, memory, problem solving (includes
compensatory training), direct (one-on-one)
patient contact by the provider, each 15 min.
4 units

97533 Sensory integrative techniques to enhance sensory
processing and promote adaptive responses to
environmental demands, direct (one-on-one)
contact by the provider, each 15 min.
4 units

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