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No Cauterization? No Problem for This Nose-Bleed Scenario

Published on Thu Mar 16, 2023

Question: How can I report epistaxis treatment when the provider didn’t perform cauterization or packing? Maine Subscriber Answer: If the provider did not perform cauterization or packing, then you cannot report common epistaxis codes such as 30901 (Control nasal hemorrhage, anterior, simple (limited cautery and/or packing) any method), 30903 (Control nasal hemorrhage, anterior, complex (extensive cautery and/or packing) any method), 30905 (Control [...]
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