R04.0
BillableEpistaxis
Epistaxis
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Hemorrhage from nose
- Nosebleed
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- •signs and symptoms of breast,N63, N64.5
Related Codes(4)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(117)
SNOMED CT
- Haemorrhagic nasal discharge72189003
- Hemorrhagic nasal discharge72189003
- Head injury with haemorrhage from nose127276009
- Head injury with hemorrhage from nose127276009
- Injury of head with rhinorrhagia127276009
- Anterior epistaxis232354002
- Epistaxis from Kiesselbach's plexus232354002
- Epistaxis from Little's area232354002
- Epistaxis from anterior nasal septum232354002
- Posterior epistaxis232355001
- Traumatic epistaxis232356000
- Post-surgical epistaxis232357009
- Blood in nasal cavity249351007
- Bleeding from nose249366005
- Epistaxis249366005
- Finding of bleeding of nose249366005
- Nasal haemorrhage249366005
- Nasal hemorrhage249366005
- Nosebleed249366005
- Observation of bleeding of nose249366005
- Evidence of recent epistaxis277236000
- Contents of anterior nasal cavity - finding366115004
- Finding of contents of anterior nasal cavity366115004
- Maternal perinatal epistaxis1179366006
- Recurrent bleeding from nose2571000112102
- Recurrent bleeding of nose2571000112102
- Recurrent epistaxis2571000112102
- Recurrent nasal haemorrhage2571000112102
- Recurrent nasal hemorrhage2571000112102
- Recurrent nosebleed2571000112102
UMLS
- Bleeding from noseC0014591
- Bleeding from nose (finding)C0014591
- Bleeding noseC0014591
- Bleeding, NasalC0014591
- Bleedings, NasalC0014591
- Blood clot in noseC0014591
- Bloody noseC0014591
- EpistaxisC0014591
- Finding of bleeding of noseC0014591
- Haemorrhage nasalC0014591
- Hemorrhage from noseC0014591
- Hemorrhage nasalC0014591
- Nasal BleedingC0014591
- Nasal BleedingsC0014591
- Nasal HemorrhageC0014591
- Nasal bleedingC0014591
- Nasal haemorrhageC0014591
- Nasal hemorrhageC0014591
- Nose BleedC0014591
- Nose BleedsC0014591
- Nose bleedC0014591
- Nose bleedingC0014591
- Nose bleedsC0014591
- NosebleedC0014591
- NosebleedsC0014591
- Observation of bleeding of noseC0014591
- bleeding from noseC0014591
- bleeding noseC0014591
- bleeds nose symptomC0014591
- bleeds nose symptomsC0014591
- epistaxisC0014591
- nasal bleedC0014591
- nasal bleedingC0014591
- nasal haemorrhageC0014591
- nasal hemorrhageC0014591
- nose bleedC0014591
- nose bleedingC0014591
- nosebleedC0014591
- nosebleed symptom (non-specific)C0014591
Clinical Terms
- Contents of anterior nasal cavity - finding
- Nose bleeds
- nose bleed
- nasal haemorrhage
- Haemorrhagic nasal discharge
- Bleeding nose
- Observation of bleeding of nose
- Bloody nose
- Recurrent nosebleed
- Recurrent epistaxis
- Injury of head with rhinorrhagia
- Bleeding, Nasal
- nose bleeding
- Recurrent nasal hemorrhage
- Head injury with haemorrhage from nose
- Blood clot in nose
- nosebleed
- Blood in nasal cavity
- Finding of contents of anterior nasal cavity
- Epistaxis from Little's area
- Evidence of recent epistaxis
- Recurrent nasal haemorrhage
- Head injury with hemorrhage from nose
- Epistaxis from Kiesselbach's plexus
- Haemorrhage nasal
- Maternal perinatal epistaxis
- nasal bleeding
- nosebleed symptom (non-specific)
- bleeding from nose
- bleeds nose symptom
- Recurrent bleeding from nose
- Nosebleeds
- nasal hemorrhage
- Hemorrhage from nose
- Bleedings, Nasal
- bleeds nose symptoms
- Finding of bleeding of nose
- Post-surgical epistaxis
- Anterior epistaxis
- Hemorrhagic nasal discharge
- Posterior epistaxis
- Nasal Bleedings
- Traumatic epistaxis
- Hemorrhage nasal
- Bleeding from nose (finding)
- Recurrent bleeding of nose
- Epistaxis from anterior nasal septum
- nasal bleed
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for epistaxis?
The ICD-10-CM code for epistaxis is R04.0. The full clinical description is "Epistaxis". R04.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R04.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R04.0 represents “Epistaxis”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R04.0 a billable code?
Yes, R04.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R04.0 in?
R04.0 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What SNOMED CT codes does R04.0 map to?
R04.0 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 232354002, 249366005, 249351007, 366115004, 277236000, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R04.0?
R04.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0014591. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does R04.0 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like epistaxis affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R04.0?
R04.0 maps to the ICD-11 code: MD20 (Epistaxis).
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