AAA 2021 Virtual: Audiology Coding and Reimbursement in Review 2020-2021

Presented at AAA 2021 Virtual

Presenter(s): Anna M. Jilla, AuD, PhD and Shreemanti Chakrabarty, AuD, MBA 

Duration: 60 minutes

CEUs: 0.1 AAA/Tier 1 CEUs

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Program Focus: Knowledge

Learning Outcomes: Upon completion, each participant in the eAudiology Web Seminar will be able to:

1. Identify and demonstrate appropriate use of new CPT codes for auditory brainstem response and vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials.
2. Describe audiology-related changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2021.
3. Discuss audiology-related Medicare telehealth coding and reimbursement policies.

Description:  

This session will provide an overview of audiology-related coding and reimbursement changes that have occurred since the last annual meeting. We will provide updates on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and case-based examples on 2021 changes to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for auditory brainstem response and vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials. A review of audiologist participation under the Quality Payment Program and Medicare telehealth coding and reimbursement policies will also be provided. Attendees will be given resources for continued learning.

Anna M. Jilla, AuD, PhD

Clinical Audiologist, University of Texas Health Sciences Center

Anna Marie Jilla, Au.D., Ph.D. is a clinical audiologist at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center – UT Physicians. Her current research is in health economics, implementation science, and health services research. She has also made scientific contributions in the area of audiologic rehabilitation, specifically hearing aid uptake, treatment adherence, and outcomes measurement. She currently serves at the Chair of the American Academy of Audiology’s Coding and Reimbursement Committee.

Disclosure: Financial Disclosures: I do not have any relevant financial relationships with anything to disclose.
Non-Financial Disclosures: Chair, AAA Coding and Reimbursement Committee

Shreemanti Chakrabarty, AuD, MBA

Audiologist at Hackensack Meridian Health

This session will provide an overview of audiology-related coding and reimbursement changes that have occurred since the last annual meeting. We will provide updates on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and case-based examples on 2021 changes to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for auditory brainstem response and vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials. A review of audiologist participation under the Quality Payment Program and Medicare telehealth coding and reimbursement policies will also be provided. Attendees will be given resources for continued learning.

Disclosure: Financial Disclosures: I do not have any relevant financial relationships with anything to disclose.
Non-Financial Disclosures: I do not have any relevant non-financial relationships with anything to disclose.