tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2017 Issue 1

Nasal Hemorrhage Coding: Sniff Out The Method or Technique When Coding For Controlling Nosebleeds

Check the chart carefully to see if a separate procedure is warranted for nose bleed presentations. Many patients present to the ED complaining of a nosebleed, but not all of them should be billed for treatment of epistaxis. Some patients present due to epistaxis but are not actively bleeding in the ED. In these encounters the physician may not perform a billable procedure, so you would report only the E/M to identify the services the physician provides, explains Todd Thomas, CPC, CCS-P, President of ERcoder, Inc., in Edmond, OK. Even some presentations with minor active bleeding may not support...

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