21.00 - Control Of Epistaxis, Not Otherwise Specified

The ICD 9 Code for Control of epistaxis, not otherwise specified is listed as 21.00.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS and chapter information where available.

ICD 9 CM Volume 3 (PCS) Field	Value
Procedure Code:	21.00
Description:	Control of epistaxis, not otherwise specified
Short Description:	Control of epistaxis NOS

Chapter:	Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx
Subsection 1:	Operations on nose
ICD-10-PCS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 10 PCS Code:	2Y41X5Z - Packing of Nasal Region using Packing Material (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 (PCS) Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 21.00:
21.01 - Control of epistaxis by anterior nasal packing
21.02 - Control of epistaxis by posterior (and anterior) packing
21.03 - Control of epistaxis by cauterization (and packing)
21.04 - Control of epistaxis by ligation of ethmoidal arteries
21.05 - Control of epistaxis by (transantral) ligation of the maxillary artery
21.06 - Control of epistaxis by ligation of the external carotid artery
21.07 - Control of epistaxis by excision of nasal mucosa and skin grafting of septum and lateral nasal wall
21.09 - Control of epistaxis by other means