OTO Forum Schedule
March 21, 2025OTO Forum will thematically focus on all things private practice otolaryngology with the guideposts of networking, benchmarking, innovation, and healthcare trends. View the schedule below to start planning your OTO Forum experience. CME will be available. Space is limited. All times are listed in…
Employment Opportunities
March 21, 2025The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is one of the world's largest organization representing specialists who treat the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck. The Academy represents approximately 12,000 otolaryngologist—head and…
Business of Medicine
March 20, 2025AAO-HNS Position Statements Position statements are approved by the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery or Foundation (AAO-HNS/F) Boards of Directors and are typically generated from AAO-HNS/F committees. Once approved by the Academy or Foundation Board of…
Clinical Indicators
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] Clinical indicators for otolaryngology serve as a checklist for practitioners and a quality…
Clinical Indicators: Acoustic Neuroma Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] *CPT 92540 and 92541 are "add-on" codes, formerly reported with CPT 95920, which…
Clinical Indicators: Auditory Brainstem Response
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] History (One or more required) Asymmetric hearing loss Unilateral tinnitus Sudden hearing loss Suspected…
Clinical Indicators: Mastoidectomy
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] *CPT 92540 and 92541 are "add-on" codes, formerly reported with CPT 95920, which…
Clinical Indicators: Myringotomy and Tympanostomy Tubes
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] History (One required) Severe acute otitis media (myringotomy). Hearing loss > 30 dB in patient…
Clinical Indicators: Stapedectomy/Stapedotomy
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] History (in addition to hearing loss, list all appropriate) Hearing loss - age of onset…
Clinical Indicators: Tympanoplasty
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] Rarely if ever performed. History (one required) Conductive hearing loss due to TM perforation…
Clinical Indicators: Adenoidectomy
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] History (One or more required) Four or greater episodes of recurrent purulent rhinorrhea in…
Clinical Indicators: Parotidectomy
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] History (one or more required) Parotid mass. Chronic parotitis. A neck mass with histologic…
Clinical Indicators: Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy, Adenotonsillectomy in Childhood
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] History (one or more required) The guideline includes the following statements*: Watchful waiting for…
Clinical Indicators: Palatopharyngoplasty for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] History (One or more required) Chronic snoring Restless or interrupted sleep Excessive daytime sleepiness…
Clinical Indicators: Thyroidectomy
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] History (one or more required) Thyroid mass Family history of thyroid disease History and…
Clinical Indicators: Neck Dissection
March 19, 2025Thank you for visiting these valuable resources. The Academy is currently reviewing this content and providing updates where necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected] *Note: Radical neck dissection performed in conjunction with removal of a primary malignancy is…