On November 28, 2022, I published an article titled “CMS to Allow Audiologists to Furnish Certain Services without a Physician Order“. In this article, I provided you with the information that allowed audiologists to provide 36 tests and bill those tests to the Medicare program without requiring a physician order beginning on January 1, 2023. Effective January 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is adding 2 additional CPT codes to the current list. These codes and their descriptors are:

If your organization had audiology claims returned with Reason Code 34963, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are instructing you to resubmit the claim to your Medicare Administrative Contractor. When resubmitting, there are 2 possible solutions. Sign in to your account to continue reading what the 2 solutions are. 

Beginning January 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow audiologists to furnish certain services without a physician order. In this article, I will answer the following questions: