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Procedure Coding:

Know Fix Types, Plug Nosebleed Repair Coding Holes

Published on Wed Apr 12, 2023

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 [...]
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