Clinical Indicators: Palatopharyngoplasty for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
History (One or more required) Chronic snoring Restless or interrupted sleep Excessive daytime sleepiness Witnessed apneas or gasping during sleep Presence of cardiovascular disease, pulmonary hypertension, or diabetes Physical Examination (Required) Height, weight, BMI Head and neck examination and fiberoptic endoscopy of nasal, nasopharyngeal…
Clinical Indicators: Septoplasty
History (one or more required) Nasal airway obstruction (unilateral or bilateral) causing any of the following: mouth breathing, snoring, nasal congestion, sleep apnea, unresponsive to medical management. Frequent nosebleeds, unresponsive to medical management, and for which deviation is a causative factor. Atypical facial pain…
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in the United States and around the world. Those medical conditions include chronic ear disease, hearing and balance disorders, hearing loss, sinusitis, snoring and sleep apnea, allergies, swallowing disorders, nosebleeds, hoarseness, dizziness, and tumors of the head and neck as well as intricate micro-surgical…
AAO-HNS Statement on Reimbursement of Balloon Sinus Ostial Dilation
are among the most common that afflict all Americans, old and young, including hearing loss, balance disorders, chronic ear infections, rhinological disorders, snoring and sleep disorders, swallowing disorders, facial and other cranial nerve disorders, and head and neck cancer. Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has been a…
AAO-HNS Statement on Reimbursement of CPT 69210 and Evaluation and Management Services
are among the most common that afflict all Americans, old and young, including hearing loss, balance disorders, chronic ear infections, rhinological disorders, snoring and sleep disorders, swallowing disorders, facial and other cranial nerve disorders, and head and neck cancer. The AAO-HNS has heard from…
AAO-HNS Statement on Diagnostic Imaging Reimbursement for Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeons
are among the most common that afflict all Americans, old and young, including hearing loss, balance disorders, chronic ear infections, rhinological disorders, snoring and sleep disorders, swallowing disorders, facial and other cranial nerve disorders, and head and neck cancer. The AAO-HNS has heard from…
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treated by our physicians are among the most common that afflict all Americans, young and old. They include chronic ear infection, sinusitis, snoring and sleep apnea, hearing loss, allergies and hay fever, swallowing disorders, nosebleeds, hoarseness, dizziness, and head and neck cancer. The AAO-HNS…
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in the United States and around the world. Those medical conditions include chronic ear disease, hearing and balance disorders, hearing loss, sinusitis, snoring and sleep apnea, allergies, swallowing disorders, nosebleeds, hoarseness, dizziness, and tumors of the head and neck as well as aesthetic and reconstructive…
Position Statement: Use of Oral Appliances for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is committed to the highest standards of care and ensuring patients receive quality care for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The AAO-HNS represents approximately 12,000 physicians in the United States who diagnose…
A Conversation with an Otolaryngologist
FEATURING LEE D. EISENBERG, MD What is an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon? An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon, commonly referred to as an ear, nose, and throat doctor (ENT), is a physician who treats diseases of the head and neck, both medically and surgically…
Clinical Indicators: Laryngoscopy/Nasopharyngoscopy
*If appropriate, a "-25" modifier must be added to the Evaluation and Management (E & M) code if this procedure is performed on the same date. History (one or more required) Persistent hoarseness. Suspected neoplasm of upper aerodigestive tract. Chronic cough. Chronic postnasal drainage. Recurrent…
SLEEP Study
S.L.E.E.P.: Studying Life Effects and Effectiveness of Palatopharyngoplasty (closed to enrollment) Why the "SLEEP" Study? UPPP, the most common surgical treatment for sleep apnea, significantly improves physiologic abnormalities in selected patients. The procedure often does not, however, cure sleep apnea. Consequently…
Clinical Indicators: Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy
*Note: Separate Procedure by CPT definition means the code should not be reported with other procedures of which it is a part; in this case, therapeutic nasal/sinus endoscopic procedures. History (one or more required) Obstructed nasal breathing Epistaxis, anterior or posterior, either active…
ASPS19: Pre-surgical discussion of motivations and outcomes for patients undergoing Rhinoplasty
Download PDF High Priority: Yes; Communication and Care Coordination Percentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure and with whom motivation for surgery and outcome expectations were discussed and for whom the following information was documented: 1. Discussion of motivations…
