MD20

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Epistaxis

Description

Bleeding from the nose

Index terms

  • Epistaxis
  • Haemorrhage from nose
  • Nosebleed
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  • bleeding from nose
  • finding of bleeding of nose
  • multiple epistaxis
  • nasal haemorrhage
  • nasal turbinate haemorrhage
  • nose bleed
  • nose haemorrhage
  • observation of bleeding of nose
  • postnasal haemorrhage

Inclusions

  • Haemorrhage from nose
  • Nosebleed

Exclusions from above levels

  • KB28 – Pulmonary haemorrhage originating in the perinatal period
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • JA66 – Clinical findings on antenatal screening of mother

Foundation children elsewhere

Sibling codes

  • MD21 – Haemorrhage from throat
  • MD22 – Haemoptysis
  • MD23 – Haemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages
  • MD24 – Acute idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage in infants over 28 days of age
  • MD2Z – Haemorrhage from respiratory passages, unspecified

Foundation entity

Epistaxis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/608337668

Part of: 21: Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified