Billing code
G525A — Pure tone audiometry – professional component
Hearing test interpretation
Bill G525 for personally interpreting pure tone threshold audiometry, with or without bone conduction; the technical part is G440.
Watch for: Pays nil unless you are qualified and keep written records; screening and third-party tests aren't insured.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5.85 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- G525A
- Description
- Pure tone audiometry – professional component
- FHO+ basket
- Covered by the FHO+ base rate payment for enrolled patients, and shadow billed at 30% (50% for Schedule 2B procedures).
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2025
- Termination date
- No end date
Explanation
Updated October 26, 2026
Professional (interpretation) component of pure tone threshold audiometry, with or without bone conduction.
What it covers
G525 is the professional component of pure tone threshold audiometry, with or without bone conduction (J99). It is a basic diagnostic hearing test.
The technical component is G440. With speech testing, use G441/G526 (J99).
Billing rules
- Basic hearing tests pay nil unless the professional component is done personally by a physician qualified by education or training and experience (J98).
- The physician claiming the professional component must interpret the test personally (J98).
- Keep written records of your qualifications and those of staff you delegate to; without them the test pays nil (J98).
- Fixed-level screening audiometry, and tests requested or arranged by third parties (school boards, employers, WSIB), are not insured (J98).
- Sound field audiometry (G448/G450) pays nil if G525, G441 or G526 is claimed for the patient the same day (J99).
Often billed with
- G440 technical component (J99).
Related codes: G440, G526, G441, G529
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Otolaryngology, page J99; diagnostic hearing test rules J98.
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