237600000X Taxonomy Code - Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter

Taxonomy Code Details

• Code: 237600000X
• Type: Speech, Language and Hearing Service Providers
• Classification: Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter
• Specialization: N/A
• Level: Level II - Classification
• Definition: An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as audiologist-hearing aid fitters as opposed to states that license individuals as audiologists.
• Version: NCCU Provider Taxonomy Version 24.0