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Wiki Hernia repair with Amyand Hernia - & Appendectomy

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Hello,
Our physician performed an "incarcerated right inguinal hernia repair;" his report indicates the patient had a rare Amyand hernia which is an inguinal hernia with the presence of an appendix.
He said to bill for the hernia repair and appendectomy. I was wondering if anyone else has ever seen this?
Not sure how to proceed with this one.
Thank you
Hulah Gorby, CPC
 
Per NCCI you may run into an issue as an incidental appendectomy of a normal appendix during another abdominal procedure is not separately reportable. Its a normal appendix (has not become inflamed or ruptured), its just moved into the wrong place due to the hernia.
 
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