Wiki Component Separation in hernia repair

[cmartin]

Anyone out there have recommendations on coding component separation in complex ventral hernia repairs?
Thanks

 

[ldolyak]

Did you ever get an answer to this question. I have come across the same thing recently and am unsure what to do?:

 

[cmartin]

Nope, I never did

 

[LisaLMay]

component sep

My doc performs this and uses 15734 x 2 (right and left), he uses alloderm as well, 15330 and 15331 depending on measurements, in addition to using the hernia repair code.

 

[Christine38]

If you still need help with the component seperations......i was hooked onto this article that cleared some things up for me.

http://www.plasticsurgery.org/public...April-2006.pdf