Clinical Indicators: Adenoidectomy
Clinical IndicatorHistory (One or more required) Four or greater episodes of recurrent purulent rhinorrhea in prior 12 months in a child <12 years of age. One episode shou…
Clinical Indicators: Tympanoplasty
Clinical IndicatorRarely if ever performed. History (one required) Conductive hearing loss due to TM perforation. Conductive hearing loss due to ossicular continuity or necro…
Clinical Indicators: Stapedectomy/Stapedotomy
Clinical IndicatorHistory (in addition to hearing loss, list all appropriate) Hearing loss - age of onset, duration, progression, and disability. Also see tests. Otosclerosi…
Clinical Indicators: Myringotomy and Tympanostomy Tubes
Clinical IndicatorHistory (One required) Severe acute otitis media (myringotomy). Hearing loss > 30 dB in patient with otitis media with effusion (myringotomy or tube). …
Clinical Indicators: Mastoidectomy
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…
Clinical Indicators: Auditory Brainstem Response
Clinical IndicatorHistory (One or more required) Asymmetric hearing loss Unilateral tinnitus Sudden hearing loss Suspected cerebellopontine angle tumor Suspected demyelin…
ASPS29: Avoidance of Opioid Prescriptions for Closure and Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Opioid-related MeasureNQF Number: N/APercentage of procedures in patients, aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of skin cancer, w…
ASPS28: Continuation of Anticoagulation Therapy in the Office-based Setting for Closure and Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection Procedures+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Patient SafetyNQF Number: N/APercentage of procedures in patients, aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of skin cancer, on prescr…
ASPS27: Avoidance of Post-operative Systemic Antibiotics for Office-based Closures and Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Procedures+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/APercentage of procedures in patients aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of skin cancer who underw…
ASPS26: Patient Satisfaction with Information Prior to Facial Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection Procedures+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Patient ExperienceNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 18 and older who underwent facial reconstruction after skin cancer…
ASPS24: Visits to the ER or Urgent Care Following Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; OutcomeNQF Number: N/APart 1: Percentage of patients aged 18 and older who underwent reconstruction after skin cancer resection…
ASPS22: Coordination of Care for Anticoagulated Patients Undergoing Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Care CoordinationNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 18 and older on prescribed anticoagulation medication who underwent…
ASPS18: Shared-decision making for post-operative management of discomfort following Rhinoplasty+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Opioid-related MeasureNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure who had doc…
ASPS17: Patient Satisfaction with Rhinoplasty Procedure+*
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; OutcomeNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure who demonstrated improveme…
ASPS16: Airway Assessment for patients undergoing Rhinoplasty+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Patient SafetyNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure for whom the nasal …
AAO35: Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV): Dix-Hallpike and Canalith Repositioning
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: No; N/ANQF Number: N/APercentage of patients with BPPV who had a Dix-Hallpike maneuver performed AND who had therapeutic canalith re…
AAO32: Standard BPPV Management+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/APercentage of BPPV patients who received vestibular testing, imaging, and antihistamine or benzod…
AAO29: Quality of Life for Patients with Neurotology Disorders+*
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; OutcomeNQF Number: N/APercentage of neurotology patients whose most recent Quality of Life scores were maintained or improved d…
