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Wiki Need help w/ a Mesh repair

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:confused: The patient had an abdominal mass removed which created a defect and the MD repaired the defect by applying mesh. Is there a code for this? Everything I find is for hernia repair. Please see below--

....A large defect was noted therefore on the right side where the abdominal mass [FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]had previously been located.Great care at that point was taken to [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]further dissect off the subcutaneous tissue layers in order to identify [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]the fascia and a Prolene mesh was then placed and sutured in place using [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]a series of interrupted Prolene sutures, which fixed the mesh to the [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]fascial defect on the right-hand side.Once the Prolene mesh was in [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]place and tacked down, the fascia was then repaired using two running #0 [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]looped Maxon sutures from each corner. These were tied together in the [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]midline.Great care was taken in order to avoid excess tension on the [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]newly placed mesh. The subcutaneous tissues were then irrigated.A [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]Jackson-Pratt drain was then placed in the subcutaneous tissue above the [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]fascia. Several interrupted 2-0 Dexon were then placed in the [/FONT][FONT=COURIER,sans-serif]subcutaneous tissue layer and the skin was closed with staples. [/FONT]
 
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