CPT® Deleted Code 49654
Deleted code, effective
Jan. 1, 2023
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laproscopic Incisional Hernia repair with mesh AND transfascial closure of epigastric ventral hernia
I'm fairly new with surgery coding and have not run into this before. Two hernias fixed in this visit. One lap incisional hernia repair with mesh- 49654- but how do I code the second hernia repair (th... [ Read More ]
APC groups are assigned by Medicare each year when they create the OPPS final rule, and they often issue quarterly updates to these files as well. These are reimbursement categories only, though - th... [ Read More ]
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Is there a hernia repair code that would be appropriate to code along with the cholelithiasis? Since the hernia was sutured, I wasn't... [ Read More ]
Should I code both inguinal hernia bilateral(Robotic) and incisional hernia(Open)
K4020 Inguinal CPT 49650-50
K432 Incisional CPT 49560
OR
Is it only incisional CPT 49654 Laparoscopy, surgical repair... [ Read More ]
My opinion would be 44210, regardless of the previous hemicolectomy they still did a subtotal colectomy. And yes you can bill the hernia 49654 as far as encoder says there is no CCI Edit.... [ Read More ]
Any recommendations other than 15835, 49654-22, & 49568?
PROCEDURE:
Robotic perineal herniorrhaphy with mesh.
INDICATION:
who approximately a year ago had a
laparoscopic abdominoperineal resect... [ Read More ]
Try with 49654 or 49655 since parastomal (on or around the stoma which is small surgical opening; in other words small incision) hernia occurs at previous incision site...... [ Read More ]
so if a patient comes in for a laparoscopic repair of a recurrent umbilical hernia, would you code 49654, 49656, or 49652? if "incisional" means recurrent is 49656 the following repairs after the firs... [ Read More ]
[b]44346[/b]
44346 is an open procedure not laparoscopic. If your procedure was done laparoscopically, you can't report it as open. Lap hernia repairs are under 49654-49657. Maybe you can find what y... [ Read More ]
HI Cynthia,
Thank yu for your response I appreciate your help. In regards to my initila question can you bill add on code 11008 with 49654. If billing 11008, doesnt that indicate a recurrent curgery ... [ Read More ]
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