CPT^® 49600, Under Hernia Open Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 49600 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Hernia Open Procedures.

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The provider repairs a small omphalocele, a birth defect in which the abdominal organs, covered only by a thin layer of membrane, protrude through an opening in the abdomen. He sutures the sides of the opening together, also known as a primary closure.

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