Question

Audiology Service Note This 3-year-old twin was born at 27 weeks’ gestation. At the time of birth her weight was 2 pounds, 5 ounces. At birth the child failed the Universal Infant Hearing Screen and was then seen by me for auditory brainstem response evaluation. At 2 years old the child was fit with binaural Oticon Tego postauricular hearing aids. The child presents today for a hearing aid assessment. At this time her canals and TM are clear. RESULTS: Testing at an intensity level of 70 dB nHl indicated absolute and interwave latencies that were within normative values. Responses to air-conducted clicks were obtained at intensities down to 30 dB nHl in the right ear and 40 dB nHl in the left ear. Results are consistent with mild bilateral high-frequency hearing loss. Continued binaural hearing aid use is indicated. Schedule for reevaluation in 3 months. ICD-10-PCS Code ___

Answer 1

F14Z35Z.

Step-by-step explanation:

Audiology is the branch of health sciences that have to do with the study of ear which include hearing and balancing. A person that studied audiology is known as audiologist.

During assessment there is a code for which is used for storing and classifying diseases in order to classify it very well and be able to track the Heath problem or disease. The code is known as the ICD-10-PCS Code.

For classification for hearing aid assessment the ICD-10-PCS Code is F14Z35Z.

F means the section; Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology.

1 means Section Qualifier; Diagnostic Audiology.

4 means Root Type; Hearing Aid Assessment Measurement of the appropriateness and/or effectiveness of a hearing device.

Z means Body System / Region; None.

3 means Type Qualifier; Binaural Hearing Aid.

5 means Equipment; Hearing Aid Selection / Fitting / Test.

Z means Qualifier; None.