Audiology

Insurance Codes and Referral to Audiology:

**For children**
An option is [|CEID], the Center for Early Intervention on Deafness, which can do hearing testing for children with MediCal and with CCHP (the latter requires doing a prior authorization but is usually approved). Like all audiology, they are very busy, so as of April 2011, they were scheduling appointments in October! However, the person on the phone said for more urgent issues, they maintain a wait list and can usually get patinets in sooner.

**For Adults**
Audiology is no longer covered by Medi-cal. Also note that Medicare will only pay for "medically necessary exams." I assume an exam for hearing loss is a medically necessary exam.

MO-Medicare MT-Medicare + Medi-Cal Other Medicare codes: ME MG MH MI M9 FA FB FH FK FL FY F9 and VT AO-Basic Health Care AZ-Pending Basic Health Care: will be held on waiting list until approval TR-restricted Medi-Cal: only if pregnant or a child
 * Can Send to Audiology**:

TO-Straight Medi-Cal GO-Medi-Cal via CCHP Other Medi-Cal codes:TP, EA, ED, ED, EF, Ei, EJ TZ-Pending Medi-Cal: will be held on waiting list until approval
 * Not covered for Audiology**:


 * What to do for the Medi-Cal patients**. If there is an ear problem you may be able to send them to ENT. If they just need a hearing aid I've referred some patients to the Lions Club. I've not gotten feedback yet on how successful that is. Here is their information I've pulled from the 211 database on the Contra Costa Crisis Center webpage:

Lions Hearing Foundation of the East Bay Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Area Served: East Bay Counties 800-327-8077 Fax Number: 550-291-4666 Website: [] Service Description: Provides donated hearing aids to low income, US citizen or legal immigrant; donation of $150 per hearing aid; call to locate service provider in area. Accepts used hearing aids.

updated per Chris Farnitano's email May 2010, with additions pertaining to children by Tai Roe on 4/8/11

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