Cpt Code For Robotic Assisted Inguinal Hernia Repair
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Cpt code for robotic assisted inguinal hernia repair. Cpt code 49659 unlisted laparoscopy procedure hernioplasty herniorrhaphy herniotomy is reported when a cpt code does not exist for the type of repair performed. Login to read the rest of this article. Can anyone help me with this can we code robotic assisted cpt along with abdominal reconstruction procedures cpt 15734 code s2900 doesn t list cpt 15734 under primary px list. For more complicated laparoscopic hernia repair procedures that may include separation of components report code 49659 unlisted laparoscopy procedure hernioplasty herniorrhaphy herniotomy.
The laparoscopic codes are found in the cpt range of codes 49650 49657. Absolute contraindications to robotic inguinal hernia repair include contamination of the abdominal cavity inability of the patient to tolerate pneumoperitoneum or general anesthesia and uncontrolled coagulopathy. If hernia repair is unilateral use modifier rt or lt to indicate the site. 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.
Hernia repair codes 49491 49651 are unilateral procedures. If the op note simply says getting nice secure fit and placed the. This was a robotic assisted laparoscopic repair of bilateral inguinal hernias in a previously healthy 28 year old male. To present technical details in making hernioplasty using robotic equipment on bilateral inguinal hernia repair with single port and preliminary results with the method.
Comparison of robotic versus laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal tapp inguinal hernia repair. February 4 2019 at 1 50 pm what type of documentation is required to support s2900. Hybrid laparoscopic and open hernia repair. Shraga s chang e radvinsky d sugiyama g.
5 although fewer than 1 in 10 inguinal hernia repairs requires an admission to the hospital called an inpatient stay patients who had an inguinal hernia repair with da. Patients who had an inguinal hernia repair with da vinci had a lower rate of complications after surgery from the time they left the hospital through 30 days after surgery compared with patients who had an open procedure. A robotic assisted inguinal hernia repair is an ideal procedure for patients who have hernia on both sides of their groin. Code 15734 is an open procedure.
Since one of the incisions is made through the belly button patients who also have umbilical hernias can have a repair done at the same time.