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Dr. James Daniero, MD

Charlottesville, VA

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Daniero, Otolaryngologist in Charlottesville, VA?

    Dr. James Daniero, MD is an Otolaryngologist, who primarily practices in Charlottesville, VA with 2 additional practice locations. Dr. Daniero is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Daniero’s practice accepts Kaiser Permanente, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Daniero’s office at (434) 924-2153.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Daniero?

    Dr. James Daniero, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Otolaryngologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Daniero empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Airway Disorders, Laryngeal Disorders, Swallowing Disorders, Voice Disorders/Professional Voice Care, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Charlottesville/VA community, Dr. Daniero is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    What languages does Dr. Daniero speak?

    Dr. Daniero and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    What conditions does Dr. Daniero treat?

    As an Otolaryngologist, Dr. Daniero diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Daniero. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Hoarseness or Voice Changes
    • Vocal Cord Disorder
    • One-Sided Vocal Cord Paralysis
    • Vocal Cord Paralysis
    • Other Voice Problems
    • Voice Disorder
    • Throat Disorder
    • Hoarse voice
    • Raspy voice
    • Vocal cord dysfunction
    • Voice problems
    • Vocal fold issues
    • Throat conditions
    • Unilateral vocal cord paralysis
    • Paralyzed vocal cord
    • Single vocal cord paralysis
    • Laryngeal paralysis
    • Voice box paralysis
    • Vocal cord immobility
    • Voice changes
    • Vocal issues
    • Resonance issues

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R490: Dysphonia
    • J383: Other diseases of vocal cords
    • J3801: Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, unilateral
    • J3802: Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, bilateral
    • R498: Other voice and resonance disorders

    Also known as:

    • Larynx Narrowing
    • Larynx Disorder
    • Laryngeal Spasm
    • Throat Disorder
    • Laryngeal stenosis
    • Narrowed voice box
    • Airway narrowing
    • Voice box problems
    • Laryngeal conditions
    • Throat issues
    • Vocal cord spasm
    • Throat spasm
    • Laryngospasm

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J386: Stenosis of larynx
    • J387: Other diseases of larynx
    • J385: Laryngeal spasm

    Also known as:

    • Throat and Esophagus Swallowing Difficulty
    • Pharyngeal Dysphagia
    • Difficulty Swallowing
    • Other Difficulty Swallowing
    • Swallowing Disorder
    • Pharyngoesophageal dysphagia
    • Trouble swallowing in throat
    • Esophageal swallowing problems
    • Difficulty Swallowing in Pharynx
    • Throat Swallowing Difficulty
    • Pharyngeal Swallowing Problems
    • Dysphagia
    • Trouble swallowing
    • Painful swallowing
    • Swallowing problems

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R1314: Dysphagia, pharyngoesophageal phase
    • R1313: Dysphagia, pharyngeal phase
    • R1310: Dysphagia, unspecified
    • R1319: Other dysphagia

    Also known as:

    • Shortness of Breath
    • Breathing Problems
    • Difficulty breathing
    • Breathlessness
    • Dyspnea

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R0602: Shortness of breath
    • R0600: Dyspnea, unspecified

    Also known as:

    • Chronic Cough
    • Cough
    • Persistent cough
    • Long-lasting cough
    • Ongoing cough

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • R053: Chronic cough

    Also known as:

    • Acid Reflux
    • GERD
    • Acid Reflux (GER & GERD) in Adults
    • Acid Reflux (GER & GERD) in Children
    • Acid Reflux (GER & GERD) in Infants
    • Gastroesophageal Reflux
    • Heartburn
    • Indigestion

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • K219: Gastro-esophageal reflux disease without esophagitis

    Also known as:

    • Having a Tracheostomy
    • Tracheal Disorder
    • Trach tube
    • Tracheotomy
    • Tracheal opening

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • Z930: Tracheostomy status

    Also known as:

    • Upper Respiratory Tract Disease
    • Bronchial Disorder
    • Upper airway disease
    • Nose and throat conditions
    • Upper respiratory illness

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • J398: Other specified diseases of upper respiratory tract

    Also known as:

    • Vagus Nerve Disorder
    • Peripheral Nerve Disorder
    • Vagal Neuropathy
    • Vagus Nerve Dysfunction
    • Tenth Cranial Nerve Disorder

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • G522: Disorders of vagus nerve

    Also known as:

    • Throat Cancer
    • Glottic Cancer
    • Laryngeal Cancer
    • Voice Box Cancer

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • C320: Malignant neoplasm of glottis

    What procedures does Dr. Daniero perform?

    As an Otolaryngologist, Dr. Daniero performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Daniero. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Flexible Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
    • Flexible Laryngoscopy with Vocal Cord Injection
    • Voice Box Exam
    • Flexible Laryngoscope
    • Throat Scope
    • Diagnostic Throat Exam
    • Vocal cord augmentation
    • Larynx injection
    • Flexible scope vocal cord
    • Voice box injection

    CPT Codes:

    • 31575: Laryngoscopy, flexible; diagnostic
    • 31574: Laryngoscopy, flexible; with injection(s) for augmentation (eg, percutaneous, transoral), unilateral

    Also known as:

    • Voice Box Exam with Stroboscopy
    • Laryngoscopy with Stroboscopy
    • Vocal Cord Exam
    • Throat Scope with Strobe Light
    • Voice Analysis

    CPT Codes:

    • 31579: Laryngoscopy, flexible or rigid telescopic, with stroboscopy

    Also known as:

    • Flexible Laryngoscopy with Vocal Cord Injection
    • Vocal cord injection
    • Laryngeal injection
    • Voice box injection
    • Therapeutic laryngoscopy

    CPT Codes:

    • 31573: Laryngoscopy, flexible; with therapeutic injection(s) (eg, chemodenervation agent or corticosteroid, injected percutaneous, transoral, or via endoscope channel), unilateral

    Also known as:

    • Larynx Surgery with Microscope (Vocal Cord/Tumor Removal)
    • Voice Box Surgery for Tumor or Vocal Cord Stripping
    • Direct Laryngoscopy with Excision
    • Vocal Cord Stripping
    • Epiglottis Tumor Removal
    • Direct Laryngoscopy with Tumor Excision
    • Epiglottis Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 31541: Laryngoscopy, direct, operative, with excision of tumor and/or stripping of vocal cords or epiglottis; with operating microscope or telescope
    • 31540: Laryngoscopy, direct, operative, with excision of tumor and/or stripping of vocal cords or epiglottis;

    Also known as:

    • Vocal Cord Injection with Scope
    • Direct laryngoscopy with injection
    • Vocal cord augmentation
    • Voice box injection

    CPT Codes:

    • 31571: Laryngoscopy, direct, with injection into vocal cord(s), therapeutic; with operating microscope or telescope

    Also known as:

    • Lung Airway Exam Through Tracheostomy
    • Bronchoscopy with Airway Dilation or Fracture Repair
    • Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
    • Fluoroscopy
    • Tracheostomy Bronchoscopy
    • Airway Scope Through Trachea
    • Bronchoscopy via Tracheostomy
    • Lung Airway Inspection
    • Tracheal Dilation Bronchoscopy
    • Bronchial Fracture Reduction
    • Airway Widening Bronchoscopy

    CPT Codes:

    • 31615: Tracheobronchoscopy Through Established Tracheostomy Incision
    • 31630: Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed; with tracheal/bronchial dilation or closed reduction of fracture

    Also known as:

    • Laser Removal of Throat Lesion
    • Flexible Laryngoscopy with Laser Ablation
    • Voice Box Lesion Removal (Laser)
    • Throat Lesion Destruction

    CPT Codes:

    • 31572: Laryngoscopy, flexible; with ablation or destruction of lesion(s) with laser, unilateral

    Also known as:

    • Voice Box Examination and Widening
    • Direct laryngoscopy with dilation
    • Larynx scope with widening
    • Tracheoscopy with dilation

    CPT Codes:

    • 31528: Laryngoscopy direct, with or without tracheoscopy; with dilation, initial

    Also known as:

    • Vocal Cord Repositioning Surgery
    • Vocal Cord Lesion Removal and Reconstruction
    • Medialization Laryngoplasty
    • Vocal Cord Paralysis Surgery
    • Voice Box Surgery
    • Laryngoscopy with Vocal Cord Surgery
    • Vocal Cord Polyp Removal
    • Voice Box Lesion Repair

    CPT Codes:

    • 31591: Laryngoplasty, medialization, unilateral
    • 31545: Laryngoscopy, direct, operative, with operating microscope or telescope, with submucosal removal of non-neoplastic lesion(s) of vocal cord; reconstruction with local tissue flap(s)

    Also known as:

    • Vocal Cord Injection
    • Therapeutic Laryngoscopy
    • Vocal Cord Augmentation
    • Voice Box Injection

    CPT Codes:

    • 31570: Laryngoscopy, direct, with injection into vocal cord(s), therapeutic;

    Also known as:

    • Bronchoscopy with Airway Tumor Removal
    • Bronchoscopy and Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
    • Fluoroscopy
    • Airway Tumor Destruction
    • Bronchial Stenosis Relief
    • Laser Therapy for Airway Blockage

    CPT Codes:

    • 31641: Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed; with destruction of tumor or relief of stenosis by any method other than excision (eg, laser therapy, cryotherapy)

    Also known as:

    • Tracheostomy Tube Change
    • Trach Tube Replacement
    • Temporary Tracheostomy Tube Change
    • Airway Tube Exchange

    CPT Codes:

    • 31502: Tracheotomy tube change prior to establishment of fistula tract

    Also known as:

    • Laryngoscopy with Biopsy
    • Biopsy
    • Endoscopy
    • Direct Laryngoscopy with Tissue Sample
    • Voice Box Scope with Biopsy
    • Throat Biopsy via Laryngoscopy

    CPT Codes:

    • 31535: Laryngoscopy, direct, operative, with biopsy;

    Also known as:

    • Larynx Biopsy with Microscope
    • Biopsy
    • Endoscopy
    • Direct laryngoscopy with biopsy
    • Voice box biopsy
    • Throat biopsy with scope
    • Micro-laryngoscopy biopsy

    CPT Codes:

    • 31536: Laryngoscopy, direct, operative, with biopsy; with operating microscope or telescope

    Also known as:

    • Voice Box and Windpipe Widening
    • Laryngoscopy with Dilation
    • Tracheoscopy with Dilation
    • Airway Dilation

    CPT Codes:

    • 31529: Laryngoscopy direct, with or without tracheoscopy; with dilation, subsequent

    Also known as:

    • Voice and Resonance Analysis
    • Voice Disorder Evaluation
    • Speech Resonance Assessment
    • Vocal Quality Analysis

    CPT Codes:

    • 92524: Behavioral and qualitative analysis of voice and resonance

    Also known as:

    • Individual Speech and Language Therapy
    • Speech-Language Pathology
    • Voice Therapy
    • Communication Disorder Treatment
    • Auditory Processing Therapy

    CPT Codes:

    • 92507: Treatment Of Speech, Language, Voice, Communication, And/Or Auditory Processing Disorder; Individual

    Also known as:

    • Swallowing Function Test
    • Swallowing Study (Videofluoroscopy)
    • Flexible Endoscopic Swallowing Evaluation (FEES)
    • Dysphagia Tests
    • Endoscopy
    • Dysphagia Evaluation
    • Oral Swallowing Assessment
    • Pharyngeal Swallowing Test
    • Swallowing Study
    • Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study (VFSS)
    • Modified Barium Swallow (MBS)
    • FEES Test
    • Swallowing Endoscopy
    • Video Swallowing Study
    • Dysphagia Endoscopy

    CPT Codes:

    • 92610: Evaluation of oral and pharyngeal swallowing function
    • 92611: Motion fluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing function by cine or video recording
    • 92612: Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing by cine or video recording;

    Also known as:

    • Speech Fluency Evaluation
    • Stuttering Evaluation
    • Cluttering Assessment
    • Speech Disorder Evaluation

    CPT Codes:

    • 92521: Evaluation of speech fluency (eg, stuttering, cluttering)

    Also known as:

    • Swallowing Therapy
    • Dysphagia Treatment
    • Feeding Therapy
    • Oral Function Therapy

    CPT Codes:

    • 92526: Treatment of swallowing dysfunction and/or oral function for feeding

    Also known as:

    • Botox Injection for Voice Box Muscle Spasms
    • Botox Injection for Neck Muscle Spasms
    • Laryngeal Botox Injection
    • Voice Box Chemodenervation
    • Spasmodic Dysphonia Treatment Injection
    • Chemodenervation of neck muscles
    • Botulinum toxin injection for cervical dystonia
    • Neck spasm injection

    CPT Codes:

    • 64617: Chemodenervation of muscle(s); larynx, unilateral, percutaneous (eg, for spasmodic dysphonia), includes guidance by needle electromyography, when performed
    • 64616: Chemodenervation of muscle(s); neck muscle(s), excluding muscles of the larynx, unilateral (eg, for cervical dystonia, spasmodic torticollis)

    Also known as:

    • Vagus Nerve Block Injection
    • Vagus Nerve Injection
    • Anesthetic Vagus Nerve Block
    • Steroid Injection for Vagus Nerve

    CPT Codes:

    • 64408: Injection(s), anesthetic agent(s) and/or steroid; vagus nerve

    Also known as:

    • Esophagus Scope with Balloon Dilation
    • Esophageal Balloon Dilation
    • Flexible Esophagoscopy with Dilation
    • Stretched Esophagus Procedure

    CPT Codes:

    • 43220: Esophagoscopy, flexible, transoral; with transendoscopic balloon dilation (less than 30 mm diameter)

    Also known as:

    • Esophagus Dilation with Scope
    • Esophageal Dilation
    • Esophagoscopy with Dilation
    • Swallowing Tube Widening

    CPT Codes:

    • 43226: Esophagoscopy, flexible, transoral; with insertion of guide wire followed by passage of dilator(s) over guide wire

    Also known as:

    • Esophagus Pouch Removal and Muscle Cut
    • Zenker's diverticulum surgery
    • Hypopharyngeal diverticulectomy
    • Cricopharyngeal myotomy
    • Rigid esophagoscopy with diverticulectomy

    CPT Codes:

    • 43180: Esophagoscopy, rigid, transoral with diverticulectomy of hypopharynx or cervical esophagus (eg, Zenker's diverticulum), with cricopharyngeal myotomy, includes use of telescope or operating microscope and repair, when performed

    Also known as:

    • Esophagus Widening with Balloon
    • Esophageal balloon dilation
    • Flexible esophagoscopy with dilation
    • Stretched esophagus procedure

    CPT Codes:

    • 43214: Esophagoscopy, flexible, transoral; with dilation of esophagus with balloon (30 mm diameter or larger) (includes fluoroscopic guidance, when performed)

    Does Dr. Daniero accept my insurance?

    Dr. Daniero accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (434) 924-2153 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Daniero accept in Charlottesville, VA?

    Dr. Daniero in Charlottesville, VA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Elevance Health Inc. (formerly Anthem)

    • Express Scripts

    • Fox Insurance Company

    • Humana

    • Medicare

    • Sentara Health System / Optima Health

    • State of Tennessee

    • State of Virginia

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Daniero's office located?

    Dr. James Daniero's Primary Practice

    1222 Jefferson Park Ave Fl 3

    Charlottesville, VA 22903

    (434) 924-2153

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    Dr. James Daniero's Practice 2

    415 Ray C Hunt Dr Ste 2200

    Charlottesvle, VA 22903

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    Dr. James Daniero's Practice 3

    415 Ray C Hunt Dr Ste 2200

    Charlottesville, VA 22903

    (434) 924-2153

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    What is Dr. Daniero's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Daniero's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1386817484.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Daniero?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Daniero

    What is Dr. James Daniero's specialty?

    Dr. Daniero is a Otolaryngologist near Charlottesville, VA. An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for conditions affecting the ears, nose, throat, respiratory, and upper alimentary systems, as well as related head and neck structures. This specialist diagnoses and treats diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders, and injuries involving these areas. Expertise includes head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and the treatment of hearing and voice disorders. Contact Dr. Daniero to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. James Daniero affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Daniero is affiliated with UVA University Hospital which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is James Daniero accepting new patients in Charlottesville, VA?

    Yes, Dr. James Daniero is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. James Daniero offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Daniero's office at (434) 924-2153 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with James Daniero?

    Please contact Dr. Daniero's office at (434) 924-2153 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

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