AAO32: Standard Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV) Management
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients diagnosed with Benign Positional Paroxysmal Ve…
AAO36: Tympanostomy Tubes: Resolution of Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) in Adults and Children
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / OutcomeCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 6 months and older with a diagnosis of otitis med…
AAO20: Tympanostomy Tubes: Comprehensive Audiometric Evaluation
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: No / N/ACBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 6 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of otitis m…
AAO12: Tympanostomy Tubes: Topical Ear Drop Monotherapy for Acute Otorrhea
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / Appropriate UseCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 6 months to 12 years of age at the time o…
AAO21: Otitis Media with Effusion (OME): Comprehensive Audiometric Evaluation for Chronic OME ≥ 3 months
Download PDFHigh Priority Status: No / N/ACBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 6 months to 12 years of age with a diagnosis of otitis…
AAO13: Bell’s Palsy: Inappropriate Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Computed Tomography Scan
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / Appropriate UseCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 16 years and older with a new onset diagn…
AAO23: Allergic Rhinitis: Intranasal Corticosteroids or Oral Antihistamines
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: No / N/ACBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 2 years and older with a diagnosis of allergic rhiniti…
AAO16: Age-Related Hearing Loss: Comprehensive Audiometric Evaluation+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / Care CoordinationCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 60 years and older who failed a hearing…
CPT for ENT: Zenker’s Diverticulum
CPT for ENTsZenker’s Diverticulum is a pouch found above the cervical esophagus. It causes swallowing difficulties (Dysphagia), regurgitation, weight loss, and other sympt…
CPT for ENT: Changes to the Esophagoscopy Family of Codes for CY 2014
CPT for ENTsAs members are likely aware, 2014 brought significant changes to the Esophagoscopy family of CPT codes. Specifically, the code set was revised to more clearly …
CPT for ENT: Chemodenervation of the Larynx – Botulinum Toxin
CPT for ENTsQ: What is the Academy’s recommendation for billing Botulinum toxin A injections of the larynx?A: Botulinum toxin – A is most commonly administered in the lary…
CPT for ENT: Laryngoscopy
CPT for ENTsCodes 31545 Laryngoscopy, direct, operative, with operating microscope or telescope, with submucosal removal of non-neoplastic lesion(s) of vocal cord; reconst…
CPT for ENT: Flexible Laryngoscopic Procedures
CPT for ENTsQ: How do I code for percutaneous laryngeal injections using flexible endoscopic guidance?A: Percutaneous laryngeal injections performed using flexible laryngo…
CPT for ENT: Endoscopic Laryngoplasty
CPT for ENTsQ: How can I report an endoscopic laryngoplasty?A: The Academy recommends the use of CPT code 31599- Unlisted code, larynx to report an endoscopic laryngoplast…
CPT for ENT: Drainage and Irrigation of the Masseteric Spaces
CPT for ENTsQ: What are appropriate codes to report the drainage and irrigation of the masseteric, submandibular, sublingual, and submental spaces when a single incision i…
CPT for ENT: Changes to +15777 Implantation of Biologic Implant Code for CY 2013
CPT for ENTsFor CY 2013, the CPT Editorial Panel has modified the descriptor for add on code +15777 and has limited this code’s use to biologic implants placed into breast…
CPT for ENT: Eagle’s Syndrome
CPT for ENTsQ: How do I code for Eagle’s Syndrome and its treatment?A: Eagle’s syndrome is a condition caused by an elongated styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligam…
CPT for ENT: Neck Dissection and Laryngoscopy on the Same Date of Service
CPT for ENTsAs a result of the advocacy of the Academy, the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) will delete the current bundling edit for the neck dissection CPT cod…