Cpt Code For Repair Of Sliding Inguinal Hernia

Code 15734 is an open procedure.

Cpt code for repair of sliding inguinal hernia. For abdominal wall hernia repair see 49491 49587 altlabel. The large incarcerated left inguinal hernia was dissected out of the scrotum. If hernia repair is unilateral use modifier rt or lt to indicate the site. Repositioning of sliding groin hernia.

The hernia sac was opened and this contained a fairly large amount of bloody fluid along with an incarcerated portion of sigmoid colon and also some extraperitoneal adipose tissue as this represented a sliding inguinal hernia. In this case the nerve block is not reported separately and is included in the surgical procedure. For open ventral and incisional hernia repairs using a piece of mesh such as vicryl mesh or allograft mesh to repair the hernia allows you to add an additional code cpt 49568 in addition to the hernia repair code. 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.

Laparoscopic surgical hernia repair. Pmc free article sensenig dm nichols jb. Watch for sliding inguinal hernias. Repair of sliding inguinal hernia through the abdominal laroque approach.

Hernia repair codes 49491 49651 are unilateral procedures. For inguinal hernia repair performed in conjunction with inguinal orchiopexy see 49495 49525 002. For hernia repair procedures that are hybrid laparoscopic and open repairs report the appropriate code for open. There is a separate specific code 49525 for repair of a reducible sliding inguinal hernia.

Mesh can be separate. Instead you would revert to 49496 49501 49507 or 49521 as appropriate. Hybrid laparoscopic and open hernia repair. To report bilateral procedure report modifier 50 with the appropriate procedure code 003.

For all other hernia repairs inguinal umbilical laparoscopic ventral etc the placement of mesh is already included in the. For more complicated laparoscopic hernia repair procedures that may include separation of components report code 49659 unlisted laparoscopy procedure hernioplasty herniorrhaphy herniotomy. 49492 repair initial inguinal hernia preterm infant younger than 37 weeks gestation at birth performed from birth up to 50 weeks post conception age with or without hydrocelectomy. If the hernia is strangulated however 49525 does not apply.

The rational treatment of sliding hernia. For inguinal hernia repair cpt code 49505 the surgeon may use an ilioinguinal or iliohypogastric nerve block cpt 64425. The defect involved most of the inguinal. So 64425 is bundled into 49505.