CPT for ENT: Gentamicin Injections
CPT for ENTsThe administration of gentamicin injections is a common procedure performed by otolaryngologists for severe cases of vertigo when observed in some patients wit…
CPT for ENT: Modification to NCCI Edit for CPT 69424
CPT for ENTsYou Asked, We Delivered: Academy Achieves Modification to NCCI Edit for CPT 69424 In early 2013, the Academy was approached by several members and coding exper…
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: Electronystagmography (ENG), 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), Electronystagmography(ENG) and Otoacoustic Emis…
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 tympan…
CPT for ENT: Tympanoplasty
CPT for ENTsCoding Brief: TympanoplastyA well-known cell phone commercial asks Can you hear me now? The commercial happily indicates the simple solution is a new cell ph…
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…
CDC Releases Guidance for People Who Have Been Fully
NewsThis set of public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people will be updated and expanded based on the level of community spread of SARS-CoV-2, the pr…
Position Statement: Ranitidine
Position StatementRecently in September 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the discovery of a nitrosamine impurity called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) …
UPDATE: AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines
Position StatementUPDATE to AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines Issued December 19, 2020In the AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to A…
UPDATE to AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines
NewsThe AAO-HNS is providing an update to the December 19, 2020, Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines. This update analyzes the most cur…
Position Statement: Hearing Aids
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery states: dispensing of hearing aids, hearing assistive devices and other hearing rehabilitation d…
Position Statement: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Position StatementThe American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS), American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO‐HNS) and the American So…
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Study Looks at Nasal Spray as a Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission
NewsThe authors of a recently published report designed lipopeptide fusion inhibitors that aim to block the first critical step of infection of SARS-CoV-2‒membrane…
Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
TelemedicineThe Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is responsible for enforcing certain regulations issued under the Health…
Allergic Reactions Related to COVID-19 Vaccinations in Allergic Patients
Position StatementJoint Statement by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO–HNS) and the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA)Allergic reacti…
