Ear, nose and throat · CPT and work RVUs

Ear, nose and throat wRVU table.

The procedure codes a ENT practice bills, with the work RVU from the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule and the global period, and the office visit codes every practice shares.

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A dash means no work RVU is listed on this page; confirm against the current file.

Ear, nose and throat procedures.

CPT and HCPCS codes with the work RVU from the 2025 CMS Physician Fee Schedule and the CMS global period. A dash means no work RVU is listed here; CLFS means the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule applies. Confirm against the current file before billing; nothing here is billing advice.

Ear, nose and throat CPT codes with work RVU and global period
CodeDescriptionWork RVUGlobal
31231Nasal endoscopy, diagnostic, unilateral or bilateral0.94000
31237Nasal or sinus endoscopy, surgical, with biopsy, polypectomy or debridement—000
31575Laryngoscopy, flexible, diagnostic0.94000
31579Laryngoscopy, flexible or rigid, with stroboscopy—000
69210Removal of impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral0.61000
69436Tympanostomy (ventilating tube insertion), general anesthesia—010
42820Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, younger than age 12—090
42826Tonsillectomy, age 12 or over—090
30140Submucous resection of inferior turbinate—090
30520Septoplasty or submucous resection with or without cartilage scoring—090
92557Comprehensive audiometry threshold evaluation and speech recognition—XXX
92567Tympanometry—XXX
95165Allergen immunotherapy, single or multiple antigens, per dose—XXX
60220Total thyroid lobectomy, unilateral—090

Office visits, shared by every specialty.

Office and outpatient E/M codes with work RVU
CodeDescriptionWork RVUGlobal
99202Office visit, new patient, straightforward medical decision making or 15-29 minutes0.93XXX
99203Office visit, new patient, low complexity or 30-44 minutes1.60XXX
99204Office visit, new patient, moderate complexity or 45-59 minutes2.60XXX
99205Office visit, new patient, high complexity or 60-74 minutes3.50XXX
99211Office visit, established patient, may not require a physician0.18XXX
99212Office visit, established patient, straightforward or 10-19 minutes0.70XXX
99213Office visit, established patient, low complexity or 20-29 minutes1.30XXX
99214Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity or 30-39 minutes1.92XXX
99215Office visit, established patient, high complexity or 40-54 minutes2.80XXX
G2211Visit complexity add-on for a longitudinal relationship (Medicare, with 99202-99215)0.33ZZZ
99024Post-operative follow-up visit included in the global package (report for tracking; no separate payment)n/aXXX
000
0-day global: the visit on the day of the procedure is included; visits afterwards are billed.
010
10-day global: routine post-operative visits for 10 days are included in the fee.
090
90-day global: the day before, the day of and 90 days of routine post-operative care are included.
XXX
No global period: the concept does not apply (E/M, imaging, laboratory).
ZZZ
Add-on code: it takes the global period of the primary procedure it is reported with.

Ear, nose and throat global periodsICD-10 codesAll ear, nose and throat references

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