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The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in the volume and location setting of laryngology procedures after the onset of COVID\u201019.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Retrospective database cohort study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Reg\u2010ENT registry.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Retrospective review from 2017 to 2022 of patients who underwent a laryngology procedure identified by procedure code categorized by site of service code\u2014\u201cambulatory surgical\u201d versus \u201coffice\u201d setting. Based on March 2020 as the cutoff point, the procedures were designated as pre\u2010COVID versus COVID time period.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 5989 patients underwent laryngology procedures. Forty\u2010two percent more procedures were performed in the COVID period (n\u2009=\u20093780) versus pre\u2010COVID (n\u2009=\u20092209). Pre\u2010COVID, the procedure distribution between office and ambulatory surgical setting was 70% (n\u2009=\u20091546) compared with 30% (663). This shifted to 77% (n\u2009=\u20092920) and 23% (n\u2009=\u2009860) during COVID, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.9. The most common diagnoses associated with laryngology procedures during the study period were vocal fold paralysis 47% (n\u2009=\u20092831), dysphonia 33% (n\u2009=\u20091392), and laryngotracheal stenosis 14% (n\u2009=\u2009838). These trends remained in both pre\u2010COVID and COVID time periods. 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