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Getting Started With Speech Therapy

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CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW VIRTUAL (ONLINE) Patients ONLY!

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  1. Leave a message to make an appointment at 678-421-4351

  2. A member of our team will follow up within 48 hours of your message.

  3. IF your child is a candidate for teletherapy (virtual) speech therapy service

  4. Request a prescription from your child’s pediatrician for a speech therapy referral.

  5. ( See below for more details)

 

Requesting a Prescription for Speech Therapy

  1. Call your child’s pediatrician and state that you are having concerns and would like a referral for speech language therapy evaluation.

  2. Ask the doctor’s office to fax the prescription to (844-315-9608).

  3. The prescription will need to have an order for a speech language evaluation. Diagnostic Code. Codes typically used for Speech Language Evaluation include:

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  • F80.0 Articulation/Phonological Disorder 

  • R48.2 Apraxia

  • F80.1 Expressive Language Disorder

  • F80.2 Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder

  • F80.81. Childhood-onset fluency disorder

  • F80.89 Other developmental disorders of speech and language

  • F80.4 Speech and Language Developmental Delay due to hearing loss

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*If you are unsure which diagnosis may be appropriate for your child, please call us for a Free 5-minute Consultation by phone at (770-446-0911)

 

Insurance Questions About Therapy Coverage

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Please check your coverage carefully BEFORE YOU CONTACT US FOR AN APPOINTMENT 

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  •      We are currently only accepting new patient appointments for MEDICAID

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