1. Mary Jo Bowie MS, BS, AAS, RHIA, RHIT

2. Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology Section
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Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology Section

3. Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology Section
The Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology section has a character 1 value of F.
Physical rehabilitation procedures include physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology.

4. Character 2 Value The character 2 values denote the section qualifier.
A value of 0 denotes rehabilitation.
A value of 1 denotes diagnostic audiology.

5. Character 3 Values
The character 3 values in this section specify the basic types of rehabilitation and diagnostic audiology procedures.
There are four basic types of procedures for this section.

6. Basic Types of Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology Procedures
Assessment
Includes a determination of the patient’s
diagnosis when appropriate, need for
treatment, planning for treatment, periodic
assessment and documentation related to
these activities

7. Basic Types of Procedures (cont.)
Caregiver Training
Educating caregiver with the skills and
knowledge used to interact with and assist
the patient

8. Basic Types of Procedures (cont.)
Fitting(s)
Design, fabrication, modification, selection,
and/or application of splint, orthosis,
prosthesis, hearing aids, and/or other
rehabilitation devices

9. Basic Types of Procedures (cont.)
Treatment
Use of specific activities or methods to
develop, improve, and/or restore the
performance of necessary functions,
compensate for dysfunction, and/or
minimize debilitation

10. Type Values for Character 3
There are 14 type values in this section
for character 3:
0—Speech assessment
1—Motor and/or nerve function assessment
2—Activities of daily living assessment
3—Hearing assessment
4—Hearing aid assessment
5—Vestibular assessment

11. Type Values for Character 3 (cont.)
6—Speech treatment
7—Motor treatment
8—Activities of daily living treatment
9—Hearing treatment
B—Cochlear implant treatment
C—Vestibular treatment
D—Device fitting
F—Caregiver training

12. Character 4
Character 4 specifies the body region and/or system on which the procedure is performed.
Many of the values for character 4 denote the body system and then the specific region of the system. For example, a value of 0 denotes the neurological system and then head and neck.

13. Character 5 The fifth character is a type qualifier that
further specifies the procedure performed.
For example, in Table F00 a fifth character
value of B identifies motor speech.
In Table F01, a fifth character value of 0
denotes muscle performance.

14. Character 6 Character 6 specifies the equipment used
during the procedure.
Specific equipment is not defined and broad
categories of equipment are specified.

15. Character 7
In the Physical Rehabilitation and Diagnostic Audiology section, character 7 represents a qualifier.
The value is always Z for none.

16. Key Points to Remember
Coders should reference the following terms in the Index to locate codes for this section:
Rehabilitation
Diagnostic audiology
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Speech therapy

17. Coding Practice Select the code for the following:
Wound care treatment, skin, of left lower back and legs

18. Coding Practice Solution
Main term to reference in index:
Activities of Daily Living Treatment
Modifying term:
There are no modifying terms in the index.
Code Assignment:
F08G5ZZ