Referring Physicians
Patients Referral
Why Do Physicians Refer Patients to South Tampa Voice Therapy?
Physicians refer patients who display one or more of the following conditions:
- Dysphonia
- Dysphagia
- Chronic cough
- Dysarthria
- Gender Affirming Voice Treatment
- Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction (formerly Vocal Cord Dysfunction)
- Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction in Elite Athletes
Patients Referral
How Do Physicians Refer Their Patients?
For the convenience of physicians ordering voice/speech therapy, South Tampa Voice Therapy provides a Prescription Form. The form must specify: voice, swallow, or speech therapy evaluation and treatment with diagnosis, together with CPT Evaluation and Treatment Codes (below).
South Tampa Voice Therapy will complete an assessment and prepare a recommended plan of care for review and approval by the prescribing physician/medical provider. Patient treatment will be completed when physician approval has been received.
Relevant CPT Evaluation and Treatment codes
- Videostroboscopy 31579
- Behavioral and Qualitative Analysis of Voice and Resonance: CPT 92524
- Laryngeal Function Studies (Acoustic assessment): CPT 92520
- Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) 92612
- Clinical Swallow Evaluation 92610
- Evaluation of speech sound production (i.e., articulation, dysarthria): CPT 92522
- Evaluation of speech sound production (e.g., articulation, dysarthria, expressive and receptive language): CPT 92523
- Speech Therapy: CPT 92507
- Swallowing Therapy: 92526
- Standard Cognitive Performance Testing: 96125
- Development of cognitive skills to improve attention, memory, problem solving, direct one-on-one patient contact by the provider; each 15 minutes: 97129 and 97130
