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Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Testing
Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing both provide valuable information when evaluating the middle ear and inner ear respectively. However, each test has its own specific function. Tympanometry provides useful quantitative information about the presence of fluid in the middle ear. This is a useful study for pediatricians, family practitioners, and otolaryngologists as it can be used for determining middle ear disease and, is excellent for following children with a history of middle ear disease. It is the only method of measuring middle ear function in a beneficiary who is unable to perform a formal audiometry test. Tympanometry is usually indicated without acoustic reflex testing. Acoustic reflex testing utilizes sound to test the reflex contractions of the stapedius muscle. This may be measured bilaterally, even when the sound is introduced only on one side. This test is used specifically for the evaluation of sensorineural hearing loss.
Authorization Guidelines
Please include any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria.
Exclusions
Medicaid will not cover the following:
- a. Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing for routine screenings.
- b. Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing for a beneficiary who does not
meet any of the indications listed in Subsection 3.2.1.
- c. Tympanometry when any of the following are present:
- 1. Ear pain;
- 2. Decreased hearing when no objective hearing test performed;
- 3. Ear drainage;
- 4. Fever;
- 5. Inflamed tympanic membrane;
- 6. Desquamated epithelium on membrane;
- 7. Bulging tympanic membrane; or
- 8. Evidence of middle ear effusion
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Office
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Tympanometry and reflex threshold measurements
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Testing
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Office
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Screening test, pure tone, air only
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Screening test, pure tone, air only
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Pure tone audiometry (threshold); air only
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Pure tone audiometry (threshold); air and bone
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Speech audiometry threshold;
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Speech audiometry threshold; with speech recognition
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Comprehensive audiometry threshold evaluation and speech recognition (92553 and 92556 combined)
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Testing
Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing both provide valuable information when evaluating the middle ear and inner ear respectively. However, each test has its own specific function. Tympanometry provides useful quantitative information about the presence of fluid in the middle ear. This is a useful study for pediatricians, family practitioners, and otolaryngologists as it can be used for determining middle ear disease and, is excellent for following children with a history of middle ear disease. It is the only method of measuring middle ear function in a beneficiary who is unable to perform a formal audiometry test. Tympanometry is usually indicated without acoustic reflex testing. Acoustic reflex testing utilizes sound to test the reflex contractions of the stapedius muscle. This may be measured bilaterally, even when the sound is introduced only on one side. This test is used specifically for the evaluation of sensorineural hearing loss.
Authorization Guidelines
Please include any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria.
Exclusions
Medicaid will not cover the following:
- a. Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing for routine screenings.
- b. Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing for a beneficiary who does not
meet any of the indications listed in Subsection 3.2.1.
- c. Tympanometry when any of the following are present:
- 1. Ear pain;
- 2. Decreased hearing when no objective hearing test performed;
- 3. Ear drainage;
- 4. Fever;
- 5. Inflamed tympanic membrane;
- 6. Desquamated epithelium on membrane;
- 7. Bulging tympanic membrane; or
- 8. Evidence of middle ear effusion
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Office
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Tympanometry (impedance testing)
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Testing
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Office
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Testing
Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing both provide valuable information when evaluating the middle ear and inner ear respectively. However, each test has its own specific function. Tympanometry provides useful quantitative information about the presence of fluid in the middle ear. This is a useful study for pediatricians, family practitioners, and otolaryngologists as it can be used for determining middle ear disease and, is excellent for following children with a history of middle ear disease. It is the only method of measuring middle ear function in a beneficiary who is unable to perform a formal audiometry test. Tympanometry is usually indicated without acoustic reflex testing. Acoustic reflex testing utilizes sound to test the reflex contractions of the stapedius muscle. This may be measured bilaterally, even when the sound is introduced only on one side. This test is used specifically for the evaluation of sensorineural hearing loss.
Authorization Guidelines
Please include any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria.
Exclusions
Medicaid will not cover the following:
- a. Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing for routine screenings.
- b. Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing for a beneficiary who does not
meet any of the indications listed in Subsection 3.2.1.
- c. Tympanometry when any of the following are present:
- 1. Ear pain;
- 2. Decreased hearing when no objective hearing test performed;
- 3. Ear drainage;
- 4. Fever;
- 5. Inflamed tympanic membrane;
- 6. Desquamated epithelium on membrane;
- 7. Bulging tympanic membrane; or
- 8. Evidence of middle ear effusion
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Office
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Acoustic reflex testing, threshold
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Testing
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Office
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Testing
Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing both provide valuable information when evaluating the middle ear and inner ear respectively. However, each test has its own specific function. Tympanometry provides useful quantitative information about the presence of fluid in the middle ear. This is a useful study for pediatricians, family practitioners, and otolaryngologists as it can be used for determining middle ear disease and, is excellent for following children with a history of middle ear disease. It is the only method of measuring middle ear function in a beneficiary who is unable to perform a formal audiometry test. Tympanometry is usually indicated without acoustic reflex testing. Acoustic reflex testing utilizes sound to test the reflex contractions of the stapedius muscle. This may be measured bilaterally, even when the sound is introduced only on one side. This test is used specifically for the evaluation of sensorineural hearing loss.
Authorization Guidelines
Please include any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria.
Exclusions
Medicaid will not cover the following:
- a. Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing for routine screenings.
- b. Tympanometry and acoustic reflex testing for a beneficiary who does not
meet any of the indications listed in Subsection 3.2.1.
- c. Tympanometry when any of the following are present:
- 1. Ear pain;
- 2. Decreased hearing when no objective hearing test performed;
- 3. Ear drainage;
- 4. Fever;
- 5. Inflamed tympanic membrane;
- 6. Desquamated epithelium on membrane;
- 7. Bulging tympanic membrane; or
- 8. Evidence of middle ear effusion
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Office
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Acoustic immittance testing, includes tympanometry (impedance testing), acoustic reflex threshold testing, and acoustic reflex decay testing
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Tympanometry and Acoustic Reflex Testing
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Place of Service
Inpatient, Outpatient, Office
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Trillium Health Resources
Resources
Filtered speech test
Authorization Guidelines
Please submit any records and any other information that you believe support the member has met the applicable medical necessity criteria to Trillium.
Unit Value
1 unit =1 event
How to Submit
Please submit your request to Carolina Complete Health through Availity
Resources
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