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Celebrating Over 80 Years Of Service!

The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) represents over 2,700 Board-certified otolaryngologists and health care providers. Otolaryngology, frequently referred to as Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), uniquely combines medical and surgical expertise to care for patients with a variety of conditions affecting the ears, nose, and throat, as well as commonly related conditions. AAOA members devote part of their practice to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disease. The AAOA actively supports its membership through education, research, and advocacy in the care of allergic patients.

"Advance the comprehensive management of allergy and inflammatory disease in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery through training, education, and advocacy."

AAOA Member Benefits

  • Up to 60% discount for CME programs and free Annual Meeting. All AAOA’s CME programs meet ABOTOHNS Continuing Certification.
  • AAOA US ENT Affinity program, where AAOA members can gain savings on antigen, allergy supplies, and any of the other 5 service lines US ENT offers. For more email info@usentpartners.com.
  • Tools and resources to comply with US General Chapter 797 and practice management tools.
  • Advocacy support.
  • And much more! Learn More

ADVOCACY UPDATES

Upcoming Dates

04/01/24: Fellow Exam Application Deadline
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06/01/24: Research Grant Cycle
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06/25/24: Membership Application Deadline to be eligible for AAOA Member rate for the 2024 Basic Course

08/02/24: Scientific Abstract Submission Deadline
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12/01/24: Research Grant Cycle
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EDUCATION

AAOA Advanced Course

The recorded course content is available until April 30, 2024. This year’s Advanced Course featured Laryngology and Skull Base Surgery with Nausheen Jamal, MD and Garret Choby, MD as featured faculty.

RESIDENTS

For information about Resident membership, opportunities, DosedDaily, research grants, and other resources. Learn More

IFAR

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IFAR Impact Factor: 2.454

IFAR Featured Content: COVID-19 - Free Access
Endonasal instrumentation and aerosolization risk in the era of COVID‐19: simulation, literature review, and proposed mitigation strategies . Read More

Changes in Managing Practices

Working together with AAOA staff, volunteer leadership and members will enable us to have a positive impact on our members’ practices.

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Live and Online CME

2024 AAOA Advanced Course in Allergy & Immunology - Hybrid
On-Demand Content Access Deadline:
April 30, 2024
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2024 AAOA Basic Course in Allergy & Immunology - Hybrid
July 25-27, 2024
The Diplomat, Hollywood, Florida
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2024 AAOA Annual Meeting - Hybrid
November 8-10, 2024
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
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USP 797 Online Module
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AAOA Educational Stacks
Next Availability - April 1, 2024

News and Updates

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PRACTICE RESOURCES

AAOA Practice Resource Tool Kit

The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) Practice Resource Tool Kit is intended as a guide to help AAOA members integrate allergy into their otolaryngology practice and to continually improve on this integration as new information, regulations, and resources become available.

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PARTNER RESOURCE CENTER

AAOA has launched a Partner Resource Center to bring you partner resources that can assist your practice and patient care.

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ICD 10

ICD 9 to ICD 10 Crosswalk

ICD-9ICD-10
372.05 Acute atopic conjunctivitisH10.1 Acute atopic conjunctivitis
H10.10 Acute atopic conjunctivitis, unspecified eye
H10.11 Acute atopic conjunctivitis, right eye
H10.12 Acute atopic conjunctivitis, left eye
H10.13 Acute atopic conjunctivitis, bilateral
372.14 Other allergic conjunctivitisH10.45 Other chronic allergic conjunctivitis
381.04 Acute allergic serous otitis media
381.05 Acute allergic mucoid otitis media
381.06 Acute allergic sanguinous otitis media
H65.11 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous)
H65.111 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), right ear
H65.112 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), left ear
H65.113 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), bilateral
H65.114 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent,
right ear
H65.115 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent,
left ear
H65.116 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent,
bilateral
H65.117 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), recurrent,
unspecified ear
H65.119 Acute and subacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), unspecified
ear
381.1 Chronic serous otitis media, simple or
unspecified
H65.2 Chronic serous otitis media
H65.20 Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified ear
H65.21 Chronic serous otitis media, right ear
H65.22 Chronic serous otitis media, left ear
H65.23 Chronic serous otitis media, bilateral
381.2 Chronic mucoid otitis media, simple or
unspecified
H65.3 Chronic mucoid otitis media
H65.30 Chronic mucoid otitis media, unspecified ear
H65.31 Chronic mucoid otitis media, right ear
H65.32 Chronic mucoid otitis media, left ear
H65.33 Chronic mucoid otitis media, bilatera
381.81 Eustachian tube dysfunctionH69.8 Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube
H69.80 Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, unspecified ear
H69.81 Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, right ear
H69.82 Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, left ear
H69.30 Other specified disorders of Eustachian tube, bilateral
386.0 Meniere’s diseaseH81.0 Meniere’s disease
H81.01 Meniere’s disease, right ear
H81.02 Meniere’s disease, left ear
H81.03 Meniere’s disease, bilateral
H81.09 Meniere’s disease, unspecified ear
471.0 Polyp of nasal cavityJ33 Nasal polyp
J33.0 Polyp of nasal cavity
Choanal polyp
Nasopharyngeal polyp

J33.1 Polypoid sinus degeneration
Woakes’ syndrome or ethmoiditis
J33.8 Other polyp of sinus
Accessory polyp of sinus
Ethmoidal polyp of sinus
Maxillary polyp of sinus
Sphenoidal polyp of sinus

J33.9 Nasal polyp, unspecified
472.0 Chronic rhinitisJ31 Chronic rhinitis, nasopharyngitis and pharyngitis
Use additional code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81
history of tobacco use (Z87.891)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)
J31.0 Chronic rhinitis
Atrophic rhinitis (chronic)
Granulomatous rhinitis (chronic)Hypertrophic rhinitis (chronic)
Obstructive rhinitis (chronic)
Ozena
Purulent rhinitis (chronic)
Ulcerative rhinitis (chronic)
Excludes1: allergic rhinitis (J30.1-J30.9)
vasomotor rhinitis (J30.0)
472.1 Chronic pharyngitisJ31.2 Chronic pharyngitis
Chronic sore throat
Atrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
Granular pharyngitis (chronic)
Hypertrophic pharyngitis (chronic)
Excludes2: acute pharyngitis (J02.9)
472.2 Chronic nasopharyngitisJ31.1 Chronic nasopharyngitis
Excludes2: acute pharyngitis (J02.9)
473.0 Chronic sinusitis, maxillary
473.1 Chronic sinusitis, frontal
473.2 Chronic sinusitis, ethmoidal
473.4 Chronic sinusitis, sphenoidal
473.8 Chronic pansinusitis
473.9 Unspecified sinusitis (chronic)
J32 Chronic sinusitis
Includes: sinus abscess
sinus empyema
sinus infection
sinus suppuration

Use additional code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco use (Z87.891)
infectious agent (B95-B97)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)
Excludes2: Acute sinusitis (J01.-)
J32.0 Chronic maxillary sinusitis
Antritis (chronic)
Maxillary sinusitis NOS
J32.1 Chronic frontal sinusitis
Frontal sinusitis NOS
J32.2 Chronic ethmoidal sinusitis
Ethmoidal sinusitis NOS
Excludes1: Woakes ethmoiditis(J33.1)
J32.3 Chronic sphenoidal sinusitits
Sphenoidal sinusitis NOS
J32.4 Chronic pansinusitis
Pansinusitis NOS
J32.8 Other chronic sinusitis
Sinusitis (chronic) involving more than one sinus but not pansinusitis
J32.9 Chronic sinusitis, unspecified
Sinusitis (chronic) NOS
474.0 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditisJ35.0 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis
Excludes2:
Acute tonsillitis (J03.-)
J35.01 Chronic tonsillitis
J35.02 Chronic adenoiditis
J35.03 Chronic tonsillitis and adenoiditis
474.1 Hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoidsJ35.1 Hypertrophy of tonsils
Excludes1: Hypertrophy of tonsils with tonsillitis (J35.0-)
J35.2 Hypertrophy of adenoids
Enlargement of adenoids
Excludes1: Hypertrophy of adenoids with adenoiditis (J35.0-)
J35.3 Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids
Excludes1: Hypertrophy of tonsils and adenoids with tonsillitis and adenoiditis (J35.03)
476.0 Chronic laryngitis
476.1 Chronic laryngotracheitis
J37 Chronic laryngitis and laryngotracheitis
Use additional code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoked during the perinatal period (P96.81)
history of tobacco use (Z87.891)
infectious agent (B95-B97)
occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

J37.0 Chronic laryngitis
Catarrhal laryngitis
Hypertrophic laryngitis
Sicca laryngitis
Excludes2: acute laryngotracheitits (J04.0)
Acute tracheitis (J04.1)
J37.1 Chronic laryngotracheitis
Laryngitis, chronic, with tracheitis (chronic)
Tracheitis, chronic, with laryngitis
Excludes1: chronic tracheitis (J42)
Excludes 2: Acute laryngotracheitis (J04.2) Acute tracheitis (J04.1)
477.0 Allergic rhinitis, due to pollenJ30.1 Allergic rhinitis due to pollen
Allergy NOS due to pollen
Hay fever
Pollinosis
477.8 Allergic rhinitis, due to other allergenJ30.2 Other seasonal allergic rhinitis

J30.8 Other allergic rhinitis
J30.81 Allergic rhinitis due to animal (cat) (dog) hair and dander
J30.89 Other allergic rhinitis
Perennial allergic rhinitis
477.9 Allergic rhinitis, unspecifiedJ30.9 Allergic rhinitis, unspecified
478.0 Hypertrophy of nasal turbinatesj34.3 Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates
478.1 Other diseases of nasal cavity and
sinuses (nasal obstruction)
J34.8 Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses
J34.81 Nasal mucositis (ulcerative)
Code also type of associated therapy, such as:
antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drugs (T45.1X-)
radiological and radiotherapy (Y84.2)

Excludes2: Gastrointestinal mucositis (ulcerative) (K92.81)
Mucositis (ulcerative) of vagina and vulva (N76.81)
Oral mucositis (ulcerative) (K12.3-)
J34.89 Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses

Perforation of nasal septum NOS
Rhinolith
478.25 Other disease of pharynxJ39.2 Other diseases of pharynx
Cyst of pharynx
Edema of pharynx
Excludes1: Chronic pharyngitis J31.2)
pneumoconiosis (J60-J67.9)
478.6 Edema of larynx J38.4 Edema of larynx
Subglottic edema
Supraglottic edema
Excludes1: Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] (J05.0)
edematous laryngitis (J04.0)
478.8 Upper respiratory tract, hypersensitivity
reaction, site unspecified
J39.3 respiratory tract, hypersensitivity reaction, site unspecified
Excludes1:
hypersensitivity reaction of upper respiratory tracts, such as:
extrinsic allergic alveolitis (J67.9)
pneumoconiosis (J60-J67.9)
493.0 Extrinsic asthma J45.0 Predominantly allergic asthma
Allergic Bronchitis NOS
Rhinitis with asthma
Atopic asthma
Extrinsic allergic asthma
Hay fever with asthma
708.0 Allergic urticaria L50 Urticaria
Excludes1: Allergic contact dermatitis (L23.-)
Antineurotic Edema (T78.3)
Giant Urticarial (T78.3)
hereditary angio-edema (D84.1)
Quincke’s edema (T78.3)
Serum urticarial (L56.3)
Urticaria neonatorum (P83.8)
Urticaria papulosa
Urticarial pigmentosa
L50.0 Allergic Uticaria
786.2 CoughR05 Cough
Excludes1:
cough with hemmorage (R04.2)
smoker's cough (J41.0)

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Allergy & Rhinology Journal (IFAR)

The International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology (IFAR) is the official journal of the AAOA and the American Rhinologic Society (ARS). Published monthly by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., IFAR provides a forum for clinical researchers, basic scientists, clinicians, and others to publish original research and explore controversies in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with otolaryngic allergy, rhinologic, and skull base conditions.

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