AAO32: Standard BPPV Management
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UsePercentage of BPPV patients who received vestibular testing, imaging, and antihistamine or benzodiazepine medica…
AAO17: Age-related Hearing Loss: Advanced Diagnostic Imaging of Bilateral Presbycusis or Symmetric SNHL
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UsePercentage of patients age 60 years and older with a diagnosis of bilateral presbycusis or symmetric sensorineur…
AAO16: Age-related Hearing Loss: Audiometric Evaluation
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Care CoordinationPercentage of patients age 60 years and older who failed a hearing screening and/or who report suspected heari…
Clinical Indicators: Rhinoplasty
Clinical IndicatorHistory (one or more required) Obstructed breathing (functional). Unsatisfactory appearance. Nasal injury (trauma) causing unsatisfactory breathing and/or…
Clinical Indicators: Inferior Turbinate Surgery
Clinical IndicatorHistory (required) Chronic nasal obstruction due in part to inferior turbinate hypertrophy. Failure of directed medical management with continued nasal sy…
Clinical Indicators: Mandibular Fracture
Clinical IndicatorHistory Trauma Malocclusion perceived by patient Trismus Airway patency concerns Physical Examination Evidence of fracture Palpate or visualize deform…
Clinical Indicators: Le Fort Fracture
Clinical IndicatorHistory Trauma, indicate mechanism of injury Clear rhinorrhea Visual problems Malocclusion/dental status Trismus Facial numbness Difficulty with sense…
Clinical Indicators: Neck Dissection
Clinical Indicator*Note: Radical neck dissection performed in conjunction with removal of a primary malignancy is coded with the primary; in some instances a single CPT codes de…
Clinical Indicators: Thyroidectomy
Clinical IndicatorHistory (one or more required) Thyroid mass Family history of thyroid disease History and/or symptoms of hyper or hypothyroidism History of radiation to …
FLEX FAQ
What is FLEX?Q: What is FLEX?A: FLEX—Focused Lifelong Education Xperience is the Academy’s new flagship education product that launched in September 2020. FLEX…
Head and Neck Surgery Outcome Tool: MDADI
Research Outcome ToolsMD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI)DescriptionSelf-administered questionnaire designed specifically for evaluating the impact of dysphagia on the QOL of pa…
Head and Neck Surgery Outcome Tool: UW-QOL-R4
Research Outcome ToolsUniversity of Washington Quality of Life Revised Version 4 (UW-QOL-R4)DescriptionProvides basic quality of life data on the physical, functional, emotional qua…
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…
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 codes 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 liga…
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…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults
Clinical Practice GuidelineThis guideline was published as a supplement in the September 2017 issue of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery.The primary purpose of this guideline is to pr…
