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.
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.
| Code | Description | Work RVU | Global |
|---|---|---|---|
31231 | Nasal endoscopy, diagnostic, unilateral or bilateral | 0.94 | 000 |
31237 | Nasal or sinus endoscopy, surgical, with biopsy, polypectomy or debridement | — | 000 |
31575 | Laryngoscopy, flexible, diagnostic | 0.94 | 000 |
31579 | Laryngoscopy, flexible or rigid, with stroboscopy | — | 000 |
69210 | Removal of impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral | 0.61 | 000 |
69436 | Tympanostomy (ventilating tube insertion), general anesthesia | — | 010 |
42820 | Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, younger than age 12 | — | 090 |
42826 | Tonsillectomy, age 12 or over | — | 090 |
30140 | Submucous resection of inferior turbinate | — | 090 |
30520 | Septoplasty or submucous resection with or without cartilage scoring | — | 090 |
92557 | Comprehensive audiometry threshold evaluation and speech recognition | — | XXX |
92567 | Tympanometry | — | XXX |
95165 | Allergen immunotherapy, single or multiple antigens, per dose | — | XXX |
60220 | Total thyroid lobectomy, unilateral | — | 090 |
Office visits, shared by every specialty.
| Code | Description | Work RVU | Global |
|---|---|---|---|
99202 | Office visit, new patient, straightforward medical decision making or 15-29 minutes | 0.93 | XXX |
99203 | Office visit, new patient, low complexity or 30-44 minutes | 1.60 | XXX |
99204 | Office visit, new patient, moderate complexity or 45-59 minutes | 2.60 | XXX |
99205 | Office visit, new patient, high complexity or 60-74 minutes | 3.50 | XXX |
99211 | Office visit, established patient, may not require a physician | 0.18 | XXX |
99212 | Office visit, established patient, straightforward or 10-19 minutes | 0.70 | XXX |
99213 | Office visit, established patient, low complexity or 20-29 minutes | 1.30 | XXX |
99214 | Office visit, established patient, moderate complexity or 30-39 minutes | 1.92 | XXX |
99215 | Office visit, established patient, high complexity or 40-54 minutes | 2.80 | XXX |
G2211 | Visit complexity add-on for a longitudinal relationship (Medicare, with 99202-99215) | 0.33 | ZZZ |
99024 | Post-operative follow-up visit included in the global package (report for tracking; no separate payment) | n/a | XXX |
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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