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Hello!

My doctor states that he did both anterior and posterior packing for epistaxis on the right nostril.
Would I code both anterior and posterior? 30901 and 30905 or would I just code for the posterior? 30905.

Thank you!:)
 
Nasal Packing

I think you would just code the 30905. The NCCI bundles these codes.
 
Anterior and Posterior Epistaxis repair

Code the procedure preformed initally as primary 30901/3 (anterior) and then code 30906 (posterior) subsequent

Hope this helps
 
Malissa, This is a reference directly from the Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgeons- AAO-HNS.

www.entnet.org


[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Because the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) bundles 30901 and 30903 into 30905, you should submit only one same-side hemorrhage-control code for each encounter. So if your otolaryngologist performs anterior and posterior packing, report only 30905.

Hope this helps. [/FONT]
 
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