AMA CPT® Assistant - 2023 Issue 9 (September)

Reporting Repair of Anterior Abdominal Hernias and Parastomal Hernias (49591-49596, 49613-49618, 49621-49623, 15778) (September 2023)

September 2023 pages 1-29 Reporting Repair of Anterior Abdominal Hernias and Parastomal Hernias (49591-49596, 49613-49618, 49621-49623, 15778) For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2023 code set, 15 new codes were established in the Abdomen, Peritoneum, and Omentum subsection in the Surgery/Digestive System section to describe reporting of anterior abdominal hernia repair (49591-49596, 49613-49618), parastomal hernia repair (49621-49622), and the removal of mesh or other prostheses (49623). Furthermore, a new code (15778) was created in the Surgery/Integumentary System subsection for reporting the implantation of absorbable mesh for delayed closure of defects caused by soft tissue infection or trauma. In...

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