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Brush Up on Your Hernia Repair Coding

Published on Thu Jul 21, 2022

Question: CPT® requires modifier 50 or a laterality modifier for epigastric hernias coded to 49570 or 49572. However, I’m trying to code one midline epigastric procedure, as confirmed by two of my doctors, and they didn’t understand why I was asking about the hernia being on the right or left side. How should I code the procedure? California Subscriber Answer: In the [...]
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