tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2019 Issue 2

Case Study: Don’t Miss Hernia Pay With This Colon Resection Case

Learn rules for separate services. When your surgeon identifies and repairs a hernia in the course of an abdominal surgery, do you know if or when you can separately code the additional work? Read on to get our expert’s advice on the following case: Colon Resection Case Surgeon performs laparoscopic partial colon resection with anastomosis for ischemic bowel. During the procedure, the surgeon identifies a right inguinal incarcerated hernia that is not reducible. The surgeon proceeds to laparoscopically resect the hernia sac and use mesh to repair the abdominal wall. Choose Procedure Codes Because the procedure is laparoscopic...

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