Wiki Bilat Inguinal hernia 1 initial, 1 recurrent

[nlbonn]

I am having some difficulty coding this one. The patient has a LT initial & RT recurrent inguinal.. These are repaired laparoscopically. Can I code for both? If not which do I code?

Thanks!
Nicole

 

[MnTwins29]

These have different codes - I don't see why you couldn't code 49650 - LT and 49651- RT.