MEDICAID NOTICE: Lurie Children’s continues to serve all patients enrolled in Medicaid. As a safety-net hospital, we will continue providing high-quality care to every child who needs us.

AVISO SOBRE MEDICAID: Lurie Children’s continúa atendiendo a todos los pacientes inscritos en Medicaid. Como hospital perteneciente a la red de protección social, continuaremos brindando atención de alta calidad a cada niño que nos necesite.

Preparing for Audiology

Before the Evaluation

Obtain a physician's referral (order/prescription) for the evaluation
Bring the referral with you to the appointment or have the physician fax it to the appropriate site
Check with your insurance provider to verify coverage for evaluation and possible treatment
If you have additional questions or problems regarding insurance, you may also contact our patient registration account liaison at 312.227.4210
If you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment, please call 800.543.7362 (1.800 KIDS DOC®) no later than 24 hours before the scheduled appointment

What to Bring to the Evaluation

Copies of any previous evaluations or progress summaries including Audiology (hearing testing) evaluations, ENT reports, speech/language therapy, developmental/psychological evaluations, and/or an individualized education plan (IEP)
Any hearing devices your child wears
The physician referral, if not previously faxed to the department
If your child is scheduled for a newborn hearing screening or a natural sleep diagnostic auditory brainstem response (ABR) evaluation, please bring any items that will calm and comfort your child. These tests require your child to be asleep. If possible, please keep your child awake leading up to the appointment and hold off on feeding. The audiologist will allow time for you to feed your child prior to testing if this will encourage sleep.