Diagnostic testing evaluation - balance testing lab

If your first scheduled appointment at NDBC is a diagnostic testing evaluation in one of our Balance Testing Labs, you will need to collect the items listed below before scheduling your appointment. For a more detailed explanation about the diagnostic tests peformed in the Balance Testing Lab click here.

You must also download our Diagnostic Testing Brochure located in the patient forms section and follow the directions carefully before your scheduled appointment. The Balance Lab Testing Coordinator will be calling you regarding your appointment and can help answer any of your questions and concerns. Please read the brochure and instructions carefully, failure to do so may result in the re-scheduling/canceling of your appointment.

Before scheduling your diagnostic testing evaluation, please complete these items:

1. Referral from a physician
We require all patients to have a physician referral prior to any treatment at NDBC. If you need a referral form to give to your physician for signature, you can print one in the patient forms section of this website.

If you don't have a referral and can't obtain one, call the clinic you would like to schedule your appointment at and they can try to obtain one for you. If your individual insurance company doesn't require a referral to be seen at a specialty clinic and you choose not to get one, you will be responsible for any charges your insurance company doesn't pay according to the terms and conditions of our financial policy.

2. Insurance information
Please locate your insurance card and health insurance information. If you cannot locate your insurance card, you’ll need to obtain your health insurance carrier information, policy number, and contact phone number to verify your benefits. Please also bring your insurance card with you to your first appointment so we can verify everything is correct.

If you are under the age of 65, you must also verify your own health insurance benefits before coming into NDBC. We have a pre-assembled packet of information for you in the patient forms section to make this easy for you. You can dowloand those forms here.

3. Health history forms
For your convenience we have also made the necessary medical history forms available for download/printing here on our web site. You are encouraged to complete these forms at home before your first appointment to minimize your office wait time and to maximize your evaluation time with the audiologist.

4. Patient medical records
In order to provide you with the best care, we ask that if you have any medical records regarding your dizziness or balance problem, please have your primary care doctor send them to our clinic prior to your initial appointment. This is not required for you to be treated at NDBC, but aids our audiologist in evaluating your condition. This includes past ENGs, VNGs, EMGs, MRIs, CT scans, hearing tests, or any other related studies. If you don’t know how to obtain or send your medical records, call our office before your appointment and we will be glad to help locate them for you.

After your have collected your information, you are ready to schedule your first appointment.