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What will an ENT do at your first visit?

During your first visit, the ENT will ask you about your symptoms. They also examine you and may run tests. Tests during your first ENT visit may include:

  • Nasal exam that looks at tissues within your nose, such as your septum, with or without the use of a nasal endoscopy tool to help them look for abnormalities
  • Neck exam to check your lymph nodes, salivary glands, and thyroid
  • Pressure testing or audiometric testing to detect problems with hearing loss or balance issues
  • Larynx and voice box examination

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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Your actual costs may be higher or lower than these cost estimates. Check with your provider and health plan details to confirm the costs that you may be charged for a service or procedure.You are responsible for costs that are not covered and for getting any pre-authorizations or referrals required by your health plan. Neither payments nor benefits are guaranteed. Provider data, including price data, provided in part by Turquoise Health.

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