New and Revised CPT Codes For 2013
Speech-Language Pathology
The following are changes to CPT codes that are effective January 1, 2013. We are including comments from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the CPT coding changes because health plans may adopt Medicare coding rules.
Revised Codes
Key: Deleted
- 92613 Flexible fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing by cine or video recording;
physician interpretation and report only
- 92615 Flexible fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation, laryngeal sensory testing by cine or video recording;
physician interpretation and report only
- 92617 Flexible fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and laryngeal sensory testing by cine or video recording (FEESST);
physician interpretation and report only
With the removal of the term "physician" from these interpretation and report codes, SLPs who have not passed the endoscope, but have been asked to interpret the images, may be able to bill for their time using the following revised codes. SLPs should check with their local Medicare contractor or other third-party payers to make sure they may use these codes. An SLP who has performed the evaluation should use only the code for the endoscopic evaluation (CPT 92612, 92614, or 92616) and may not also bill the interpretation and report code.
New Codes
No speech-language pathology codes have been added for 2013.
Deleted Codes
No speech-language pathology codes have been deleted for 2013.
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