Cpt Code Left Inguinal Hernia Repair
The open hernia repair codes are found in the range of codes 49491 49611.
Cpt code left inguinal hernia repair. Laparoscopic surgical hernia repair. If hernia repair is unilateral use modifier rt or lt to indicate the site. In this procedure the bulging tissues are found in the let inguinal canal. Repair initial inguinal hernia.
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. For all other hernia repairs inguinal umbilical laparoscopic ventral etc the placement of mesh is already included in the. 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. Notice that the concept of reducible or incarcerated and the patient s age is not addressed in the laparoscopic cpt codes for inguinal.
Left inguinal hernia repair cpt code in left inguinal hernia repair an incision is made on the left side of abdomen and the bulged out soft tissue is removed surgically. We see from the cpt description that this code is appropriate for a laparoscopic approach for an inguinal hernia and for an initial repair. For inguinal hernia repair cpt code 49505 the surgeon may use an ilioinguinal or iliohypogastric nerve block cpt 64425. Repair initial inguinal hernia preterm infant younger than 37 weeks gestation at birth performed from birth up to 50 weeks postconception age with or without hydrocelectomy.
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. 53 00 unilateral repair of inguinal hernia not otherwise specified 350 352 987 989 53 01 other and open repair of direct inguinal hernia 350 352 987 989 53 03 other and open repair of direct inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis 350 352 987 989 53 04 other and open repair of indirect inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis 350 352 987 989. Cpt code 49659 unlisted laparoscopy procedure hernioplasty herniorrhaphy herniotomy is reported when a cpt code does not exist for the type of repair performed. Hernia repair codes 49491 49651 are unilateral procedures.
The laparoscopic codes are found in the cpt range of codes 49650 49657. Login to read the rest of.