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See How To Code Same-Day Posterior Epistaxis Treatment

Published on Thu Sep 14, 2023

Question: Our otolaryngologist treated a patient with posterior nasal bleeding. Later that day the epistaxis reoccurred at the same site, and the physician repeated cauterization and packing of the posterior nasal cavity to achieve hemostasis. How is this coded? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: In this case, the two services were performed on the same day, but at separate encounters. So, you’ll report [...]
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