Student Education

Coding Basics and Their Role in Documenting Medical Necessity

Friday, April 1, 2022

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Location: 132

Lead Presenter(s)

Kim Cavitt, AuD

President and Chief Solutionist
Audiology Resources, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Disclosure: Financial Disclosures: I do not have any relevant financial relationships with anything to disclose.
Non-Financial Disclosures: Illinois Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology (chair); Illinois Academy of Audiology (board member); American Speech Language Hearing Association Audiology Group (member); Academy of Doctors of Audiology (committee member)

PDF Slides

AuD Student Guide to Coding: This short course offers a basic tutorial on the foundations of coding for AuD students. We will discuss basics in CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS, modifiers and place of service codes. The goal of this presentation is foundational knowledge of coding systems within audiology in order to maximize third-party reimbursement and data collection.