CPT for ENT: Modification to NCCI Edit for CPT 69424
CPT for ENTsYou Asked, We Delivered: Academy Achieves Modification to NCCI Edit for CPT 69424In early 2013, the Academy was approached by several members and coding expert…
CPT for ENT: Electro-oculography
CPT for ENTsQ: Can Otolaryngologists Report the CPT Code 92270 (Electro-oculography with interpretation and report) to indicate Saccadic Testing during an Electronystamogr…
CPT for ENT: Vestibular testing, Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR), and Otoacoustic Emissions
CPT for ENTsQ: What code(s) should physicians report for the interpretation component of auditory brainstem response (ABR), vestibular testing, and Otoacoustic Emissions (…
CPT for ENT: Transtympanic Therapeutic Injections
CPT for ENTsTranstympanic therapeutic injections are a common procedure performed by otolaryngologists for various otologic conditions, such as sudden sensorineural hearin…
CPT for ENT: Tympanostomy (PE Tube Removal)
CPT for ENTsQ: How Do I code for PE tube removal?A: In January 2003, the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT Editorial Panel revised the coding for removal of tympano…
CPT for ENT: Tympanoplasty
CPT for ENTsTympanoplasty is a microsurgery that repairs, and/or removes disease involving, the tympanic membrane and/or the middle ear. This type of surgery is performed …
CPT for ENT: Operating Microscope
CPT for ENTsQ: Can I bill for use of the operating microscope, Code 69990?A: Yes. Otolaryngologists commonly use the operating microscope while performing a variety of mic…
CPT for ENT: Modifier 59 Scrutinized
CPT for ENTsThe CPT Manual defines modifier 59 as follows: “Distinct Procedural Service: Under certain circumstances, it may be necessary to indicate that a procedure or s…
CPT for ENT: Separate Procedure – What Does It Mean
CPT for ENTsThe term “Separate Procedure” is part of the nomenclature found in the AMA Current Procedural Terminology® (CPT) within the “Surgery Guidelines” that can be fo…
CPT for ENT: Utilizing Unlisted CPT Codes
CPT for ENTsQ: When should I use an unlisted code?A: An unlisted code should be used to report a procedure when no Category I or III CPT code exists to describe the proced…
CPT for ENT: Intradermal Dilutional Testing
CPT for ENTsQ. Should physicians report CPT code 95027 by antigen or per dilution (test or stick)?A. The change for the code descriptor for CPT code 95027 was documented i…
CPT for ENT: Coding For Implantation, Revision and Removal Of A Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator
CPT for ENTsQ: How do I code for implantation of a hypoglossal nerve stimulation system that includes placement of a chest wall sensor(s)?In October 2020, the CPT Editoria…
CPT for ENT: Bundling Issue – Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty and Tonsillectomy
CPT for ENTsQ: Can a uvuloplastopharyngoplasty (UPPP) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT code 42145) and a tonsillectomy (CPT code 42826) be billed at the same surgical s…
CPT for ENT: Lagophthalmos Correction & Gold Eye Weight Placement
CPT for ENTsQ: What is gold weight placement in the upper eyelid, and how would I code that procedure?A: It is common for patients diagnosed with lagophthalmos to have a g…
CPT for ENT: Lingual Tonsillectomy (CPT 42870) and Adenoidectomy
CPT for ENTsQ: Can I report CPT 42870 Excision or destruction lingual tonsil, any method and the codes for adenoidectomy, CPT 42830, 42831, 42835, and 42836 on the same da…
AAO-HNS 2023 Workforce and Socioeconomic Survey
Academy members who are U.S. practicing physicians, retired, fellows, or residents were emailed a reminder to take the Academy-sponsored survey created by the …
Position Statement: Efficacy of Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Programs
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) has long recognized the critical nature of timely universal newborn infant hearing scre…
Position Statement: Button and Coin Battery Technology
Position StatementOpportunity to eliminate preventable harm: Industry must adopt a new safe button or coin cell battery technology that will not cause severe injury inside the b…
