Remember, the physician might stop nosebleed during E/M.
When a patient reports to the ED with a nosebleed, coders will be presented with several choices when reporting the repair.
The lowdown: Your provider could perform nosebleed (or epistaxis) repair that is represented by several different codes. Knowing which code to use in which situation is the crux of your coding challenge with these patients.
Read on for more on coding your provider’s nosebleed repair services.
Use These Codes for Repairs
The codes: In the ED setting, your nosebleed repairs will be reported with these codes:
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