tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2001 Issue 12

You Be the Coder: Multiple Nosebleeds

Test your coding knowledge.  Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer. Question: We recently saw a patient twice in one day because of repeated severe nosebleeds, which were the result of drug use. The 24-year-old male came in at 4 p.m. and cautery was performed. He returned at 8 p.m. with another nosebleed that was also cauterized. What codes can we assign a visit code and nasal hemorrhage code? Can both of the visits be billed?Illinois Subscriber Answer: In many instances, both an ED visit code...

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