Wiki epsitaxis

[ldkennedy]

A patient was in the ER with a nose bleed, a packing was placed 30905 and pt was discharged. The pt returned later in the day because of reoccuring epsitaxis and packing was removed and and a new one was replaced. It is correct to code the subsequent 30906 charge for the second packing even if it occured on a separte visit?

 

[1formissy]

Correct, because 30906 is subsequent.

 

[Shaik.Arafath]

query

A patient was in the ER with a nose bleed, a packing was placed 30905 2 days before, and pt was discharged. The pt returned today because of reoccuring epsitaxis and packing was removed and and a new one was replaced. It is correct to code the subsequent 30906 charge for the second packing even if it occured on a separte visit after 2 days??