R04.0
R04.0: Epistaxis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R04.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for epistaxis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R04.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Hemorrhage from nose
- Nosebleed
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R04.0 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography
- A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck
- A57056Billing and Coding: Aortography and Peripheral Angiography
- A58774Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Epistaxis(multiple)
- Nosebleed
- Bleeding›nose
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›nasal turbinate
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›nose
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic›postnasal
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.