Direct Cost of Epistaxis Treatment Modalities

Treatment Modality

Breakdown of Cost (Medicare)

Approximate Cost

Nebulized Tranexamic Acid (100 mg/mL) 100 ml

Tranexamic Acid [18] + CPT Code 94,640 [19]

$54.88

Oxymetazoline 0.05%

Oxymetazoline [18] + CPT Code 30,901 [19]

$116.94

Rapid Rhino^® with Saline

Rapid Rhino^® [21] + CPT Code 30,903 [19]

$186.69

Rapid Rhino^® soaked with Phenylephrine-Lidocaine

Phenylephrine-Lidocaine [22] + Rapid Rhino^® [21] + CPT Code 30,903 [19]

$197.14

Otolaryngologist evaluation

Office visit (99,203) [19] + CPT Code 31,238 [19]

$246.29