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    Wiki Questions about inguinal/femoral hernia repair and mesh implantation

    1) How would you code bilateral laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair? We tried using 49650 with modifier 50 but it was rejected as an improper modifier. Would you code it as 49650-RT and -LT? 2) During laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, a femoral hernia was found and repaired...
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    Wiki Coding Help! Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair with Mesh, without Nissen

    My surgeon, performed a Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair with Mesh, without Nissen Fundoplication. I am confused as to whether I should use the CPT Code 43282, Laparoscopy, surgical, repair of paraesophageal hernia, includes fundoplasty, when performed; with implantation of mesh. Or...
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    Wiki Removal of mesh and repair of recurrent hernia

    Does anyone know of documentation that states that the removal of hernia mesh is included in the recurrent hernia repair codes or that 20680 is not to be used for hernia mesh? One of the surgeons I code for found this article on the ACS and wants to bill CPT 20680 for the removal of mesh. See...
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