CPT 92523

Across 31,723 services billed by 1,111 providers to 27,103 beneficiaries, Medicare allowed an average of $224.37 per service. That is 1.2 services per beneficiary, so this is a code patients typically receive more than once. The allowed amount is the figure that matters: it is what Medicare and the patient together owe, set by the fee schedule and adjusted for local practice costs. What a provider chose to submit has no bearing on it.

Two different numbers. Allowed is what Medicare actually allowed in that state, which includes the local practice-cost adjustment. Standardized strips that geographic adjustment out of the payment, so it is the column to use when comparing states — a difference there reflects how the code was billed, not what it costs to run a practice locally.

• 92557Comprehensive hearing and speech recognition test$36.00
• 92567Test to assess middle ear function$15.98
• 92507Treatment of speech$72.06
• 92504Exam of ear using a microscope$26.45
• 92526Treatment of swallowing and feeding disorder$84.14
• 92550Test for eardrum and muscle function$22.10
• 92588Placement of ear probe for computerized measurement of repeated sounds$33.35
• 92552Test for hearing various pitches$37.66
• 92540Evaluation and testing for balance$103.83
• 92556Test for ability to detect and repeat spoken words$43.60
• 92537Test to assess balance during warm and cool irrigation in both ears$38.90
• 92546Test for abnormal eye movement$131.13

An allowed amount is revenue to a practice, not income to a clinician. It funds staff, premises, equipment and supplies before anyone is paid. What clinicians actually earn is published separately by the Department of Labor, and what industry pays them is published separately again by CMS — this site carries both.

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