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41618                                     Middle ear implant, partially implantable, insertion of, via mastoidectomy, for patients with:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1,953.00
                                          (a) stable sensorineural hearing loss; and
                                          (b) outer ear pathology that prevents the use of a conventional hearing aid; and
                                          (c) a PTA4 of less than 80 dBHL; and
                                          (d) bilateral, symmetrical hearing loss with PTA thresholds in both ears within 20 dBHL (0.5‑4kHz) of each other; and
                                          (e) speech perception discrimination of at least 65% correct for word lists with appropriately amplified sound; and
                                          (f) a normal middle ear; and
                                          (g) normal tympanometry; and
                                          (h) on audiometry, an air‑bone gap of less than 10 dBHL (0.5‑4kHz) across all frequencies; and
                                          (i) no other inner ear disorders
                                          (H) (Anaes.) (Assist.)