Clinical Indicators: Acoustic Neuroma Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
Clinical Indicator*CPT 92540 and 92541 are "add-on" codes, formerly reported with CPT 95920, which has been deleted and replaced with these 2 new codes. In the 2013 final Medica…
CPG: Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations – Research Needs
Clinical Practice GuidelineResearch Needs section from CPG Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations.Development of this guideline was based on the current …
Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations: New Clinical Practice Guideline
Clinical Practice Guideline, Press ReleaseALEXANDRIA, VA — The American Academy of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Anal…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations
Clinical Practice GuidelineThis guideline was published in the April 2021 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia Afte…
Position Statement: Imaging
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery endorses the ability of otolaryngologists to review and provide their expert interpretation of rad…
Position Statement: Pediatric Cochlear Implantation Candidacy
Position StatementThere is ample evidence that early cochlear implantation of children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) for whom hearing aids provide inadequate access to …
Essential Pediatric Hearing Evaluation and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Position StatementIn efforts to help limit the spread of SARS-CoV2 and minimize the risk of COVID-19 to patients, providers, and staff, many institutional guidelines now mandate…
International Surgical Sleep Society COVID-19 Adult and Pediatric Practice Guidelines
Position StatementAs of March 2020, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused unprecedented, worldwide disruption in patient care, including the management of obstructive s…
Position Statement: Communicable Diseases
Position StatementIf indicated for their condition, patients with communicable diseases (such a hepatitis or human-immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection) shall not be denied tr…
Position Statement: Evidence-Based Medicine
Position StatementEvidence-Based Medicine (EBM) (or more appropriately termed Evidence-Based Practice) is an approach to the practice of healthcare comprised of the synthesis of…
Position Statement: Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis and Gardasil Vaccination
Position StatementRecurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) is characterized by recurrent papillomatous lesions that grow primarily on the vocal folds but may involve other par…
Position Statement: Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Position StatementLaryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) occurs when gastric contents (acid and enzymes such as pepsin) flow in a retrograde fashion and contact the tissues of the upper…
Position Statment: Tonsil and Adenoid Surgery
Position StatementOtolaryngologists use a variety of safe and efficacious techniques and instruments to perform tonsil and adenoid surgery. Based on available data, the AAO-HNS …
Position Statement: Evaluation Prior to Hearing Aid Fitting
Position StatementHearing loss is a medical condition requiring evaluation, diagnosis, and discussion of treatment options by a qualified physician, such as an Otolaryngologist …
Position Statement: Cochlear Implants
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery considers unilateral and bilateral cochlear implantation as appropriate treatment for adults and c…
CPT for ENT: Stereotactic Computer Assisted Navigation
CPT for ENTsQ: What is stereotactic computer assisted navigation and how can I bill for it (from January 1, 2011) when I perform FESS?A: Stereotactic computer assisted na…
CPT for ENT: Fine Needle Aspiration
CPT for ENTsQ: How do I code for fine needle aspiration?A: The codes are CPT 10021 Fine needle aspiration; without imaging guidance and CPT 10022 Fine needle aspiration; w…
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…
