ENT, Oral Surgery and Dental Clinical Review Criteria Guidelines

A 77 page resource for the coverage of head and neck (including oral surgery and dental) subspecialty tests and procedures. This report includes references and web sites. It is updated annually.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Guidelines

Acoustic neuroma
Audiological Testing/Audiologist’s Services
Aural Rehabilitation Therapy
Brain stem auditory evoked response (BER, BAER)
Carbogen Inhalation Therapy for the Treatment of Sudden Hearing Loss
Cleft lip/Cleft Palate Repairs
Cochlear implantation
CPAP for obstructive sleep apnea
Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV)/Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP)
Dental services
Damage to Sound and Natural Teeth
Dental hospitalization
Intra-oral Appliances for the Management of Migraine Headache Syndromes
Dynamic Posturography, Computerized
Electronystagmogram (ENG)
Ernest or Eagle’s Syndrome (Stylomandibular Ligament Pain); Treatment with Radiofrequency Thermoneurolysis
Frenulectomy
Hearing Aids
Hearing Tests
Impacted teeth, extraction
Laser assisted Uvulopharyngoplasty (LAUP)
Myringotomy with Tympanostomy Tubes/Laser Myringotomy + Otitis media management - clinical guideline
Meniett 20 for overpressure treatment of Meniere's Disease
Oral surgery
Oral biopsy for malignancy
Orthodontia
Orthognathic surgery
Distraction osteogenesis for craniofacial abnormalities
Otitis media, recurrent
Otoplasty
Positional vertigo
Rhinomanometry and acoustic rhinometry
Septoplasty, Septorhinoplasty
Sialorrhea (drooling) - Surgical Treatment
Sinusitis, acute
Sinus endoscopy
Smell and Taste – Evaluation coverage
Temperomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ)
Tinnitus Maskers/Retraining Therapy
Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy
Transcutaneous electrical stimulators for severe tinnitus
Transtympanic Gentamicin Injection for treatment of Meniere’s Disease
Tympanometry
Tympanomastoidectomy
Tympanostomy Tubes
Tympanostomy Tube assessment sheets
Ultrasonic Surgery for Meniere’s, Medicare NCD
Vestibular Function Testing
Vestibular rehabilitation
Vocal Cord Examination Using Videostroboscopy
Vocal Cord Injections to Prevent Recurrent Aspiration
Dental and ENT web sites for physicians, other providers and patients
Great quotes
References and Resources

Publication Date: January 2007

Number of Pages: 77