MSUEEMBRY
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I need help fast! My doc did a inguinal hernia repair and says he used the SHOULDICE method??? is there a different CPT code for a open inguinal hernia using the shouldice method?
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Shouldice repair of inguinal hernia
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The Shouldice technique is the mainstream suture-based repair. It is a relatively difficult four layer reconstruction of fascia transversalis; however, it has relatively low reported recurrence rates in the hand of a surgeon experienced with this method.
Depending upon the quality of the note I would be inclined to add a 22 modifier as all the literature out there states this a more difficult and time consuming method.
Depending upon the quality of the note I would be inclined to add a 22 modifier as all the literature out there states this a more difficult and time consuming method.