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Wiki Umbilical Hernia Repair

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Dr. did an open umbilical hernia repair and a LT inguinal hernia repair with mesh: I coded it as such: patient was over 5 yrs. of age. 49505 LT 49587 51 Am I correct in adding the 51 modifier to the second procedure code?
 
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