Case Studies—Digestive System Operative and Emergency Department Reports - Operative Report
Abstract from Documentation:
A. Refer to the range of hernia repair codes. What documentation is needed before the code is selected?
B. Did the repair include implantation of mesh?
C. Time to Code:
A. Type of hernia (inguinal), age of patient (over five years), if it was reducible, incarcerated, or strangulated (reducible), initial or subsequent repair (initial)
B. Yes
C. Index:
Hernia, Repair, Inguinal
Code(s):
49505-LT Repair initial inguinal hernia; age five years or older; reducible
(Note that the implantation of mesh code is not assigned. Code 49568 is reserved for implantation during an incisional or ventral hernia repair.)
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