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Wiki Re-repair of Inguinal Hernia

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My surgeon brought her patient, who had an inguinal hernia repair in March, back to the OR for re-exploration and mesh removal due to pain. (ultrasound showed no recurrent hernia). The surgeon removed the mesh and then re-repaired the hernia with new mesh. The diagnosis was Right inguinal nerve entrapment syndrome. I am not sure how to code this - 49505 is initial, and was billed in March, but this is not recurrent, so could I use the recurrent code - or the initial code again?

Any ideas on how this should be coded?

Thanks for any help,
Jodi
 
We have had this before in our clinics...we coded as:

49505-52 (Reduced services & included OP notes)

Dx - G5781 for Right inguinal nerve entrapment syndrome
 
jjhamer1 said:
We have had this before in our clinics...we coded as:

49505-52 (Reduced services & included OP notes)

Dx - G5781 for Right inguinal nerve entrapment syndrome
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Could you tell me why you would use the 52 modifier? The surgeon is removing the old mesh and then redoing the repair with new mesh...wouldn't that be more work?
 
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