92552 Pure tone audiometry air
What 92552 is
CMS fee schedule short descriptor: Pure tone audiometry air.
Full CPT long descriptions are licensed by the American Medical Association and are not published on this site; the short descriptor above is the one CMS prints in its own fee schedule file. See About CPT.
Medicare payment for 92552 (CY2026)
| Work RVU | Practice expense RVU | Malpractice RVU | Total | Medicare rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-facility (office) | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.01 | 1.21 | $40.42 |
| Facility (hospital, ASC) | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.01 | 1.21 | $40.42 |
National rates: total RVUs x the CY2026 conversion factor of 33.4009 (non-QP), before geographic adjustment. Actual Medicare payment is 80% of the rate shown after the deductible; the patient or secondary payer owes the 20% coinsurance.
Status: Active - payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. Global period: Global concept does not apply.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps 92552 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with 92552? These codes are bundled into it
92552 is a Column 1 code in 6 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0208T | Audiometry air only | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
69209 | Remove impacted ear wax uni | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
69210 | Remove impacted ear wax uni | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
92552 is bundled into these codes
92552 appears as a Column 2 code in 12 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, 92552 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0209T | Audiometry air & bone | 0 | Check pair |
0728T | Dx alys vstblr implt uni 1st | 0 | Check pair |
0729T | Dx alys vstblr implt uni sbq | 0 | Check pair |
92553 | Audiometry air & bone | 0 | Check pair |
92563 | Tone decay hearing test | 0 | Check pair |
92601 | Cochlear implt f/up exam <7 | 0 | Check pair |
92602 | Reprogram cochlear implt <7 | 0 | Check pair |
92603 | Cochlear implt f/up exam 7/> | 0 | Check pair |
92604 | Reprogram cochlear implt 7/> | 0 | Check pair |
92640 | Aud brainstem implt programg | 1 | Check pair |
G0153 | Hhcp-svs of s/l path,ea 15mn | 1 | Check pair |
G0161 | Hhc slp ea 15 min | 1 | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.