Cpt Code For Open Right Inguinal Hernia Repair

If hernia repair is unilateral use modifier rt or lt to indicate the site.

Cpt code for open right inguinal hernia repair. Inguinal hernia repaired via an open approach with mesh 0yu60jz inguinal hernia repaired via an open approach without supplement 0yq60zz. Cpt lists only three codes for laparoscopic hernia repair including two codes for inguinal hernia repair 49650 any initial repair and 49561 all recurrent repairs and a single unlisted procedure code 49659 to cover laparoscopic repairs of all other hernia types regardless of patient age or initial recurrent reducible strangulated status. For inguinal hernia repair cpt code 49505 the surgeon may use an ilioinguinal or iliohypogastric nerve block cpt 64425. Hernia repair codes 49491 49651 are unilateral procedures.

If performed bilaterally append modifier 50 bilateral procedure to the appropriate code s rather than report two units with modifiers rt right side and lt left side appended. A hernia continue reading hernia repair coding. Implantation of mesh or other prosthesis for open incisional or ventral hernia 49568 n. Hernia repair coverage coding and reimbursement overview hospital outpatient asc.

Understanding what a hernia is and the different types of repairs that may be performed will help you ask the right questions to find the keys in your operative report and code this commonly performed procedure correctly. In this case the nerve block is not reported separately and is included in the surgical procedure. Hernia repairs are a procedure that all general surgery coders will encounter many times in their career. Laparoscopy surgical repair of paraesophageal hernia includes fundoplasty 43281 5362 j1 7 742.

Laparoscopic surgical hernia repair. So 64425 is bundled into 49505. A coding professional will also have to distinguish whether the procedure was done on the left side right side or bilaterally.