AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 11 (November)

Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (November 2014)

November 2014 page 14b Surgery: Digestive System Question: Would a hydrocelectomy be included in code 49500, Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 6 months to younger than 5 years, with or without hydrocelectomy; reducible, when performed at the same operative session? Answer: Yes. As indicated on page 289 of the CPT Professional 2014 codebook, the code descriptor for code 49500 includes the hydrocelectomy. Surgery: Digestive System (Q&A) (November 2014). CPT® Assistant. 2014; November 2014 page 14b ...

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