CPT^® 49521, Under Hernia Open Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 49521 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Hernia Open Procedures.

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In this procedure, the provider surgically repairs a recurrent inguinal hernia that is incarcerated, meaning trapped, or strangulated, meaning the blood supply is cut off. The patient may be of any age.

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right inguinal herniorrhaphy with mesh graft - Is there

[QUOTE="eagency49, post: 337489, member: 185320"]Is there a(n) implied age for coding an inguinal herniorrhaphy with mesh graft? I have read & read and do not see a way to code this without specifying... [ Read More ]

right inguinal herniorrhaphy with mesh graft - Is there

Is there a(n) implied age for coding an inguinal herniorrhaphy with mesh graft? I have read & read and do not see a way to code this without specifying an age. My procedure does not include an age, it... [ Read More ]

Repair Inguinal herina

[b]Irreducible hernia[/b] We are having a discussion with hospital coders regarding irreducible hernia's. I agree that they are considered incarcerated according to the ICD-9 book. But their encode... [ Read More ]

repair direct and indirect inguinal hernia repair w/mesh

If the patient had a prior inguinal hernia repaired on the same side then it is recurrent if the now hernia is on that same side. Repairs done through the same incision. I am not sure what you mean by... [ Read More ]

repair direct and indirect inguinal hernia repair w/mesh

A couple questions: Documentation states the patient had a prior right inguinal herniorrhaphy. So these repairs are recurrent even though not in the same exact location? Since the repairs are done ... [ Read More ]

open appendectomy

Look at 49520 or 49521 and 44955... [ Read More ]

STOPPA procedure for bilat recurrent inguinal hernia

I have not billed for a STOPPA repair, which I understand is done as an open repair, but they say the TAPP procedure is the laproscopic equivelant to it, and I do bill those with the regular lap herni... [ Read More ]

2nd request, cooper's ligament repair?

Yes it is a complex scenerio. What I infer from the Op note is this; There was pain and deeper tissues , blood vessel involvement in the previous site of hernia along with the mesh incarcerated . As ... [ Read More ]

2nd request, cooper's ligament repair?

After some research, patient had an inguinal hernia repair on 10/2009, and the reason why I was a bit confused is because the doctor's office wants to use CPT 11008 for removal of mesh, because he sa... [ Read More ]

CPT help for Recurrent Inguinal Strangulated hernia repair w/orchiectomy

I have chosen cpt 49521 with 54520, however, the notes state to use 49505/49507 with 54520; but those repair codes are for an initial hernia repair. Am I correct in using 49521 since the patient has h... [ Read More ]

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