tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2010 Issue 10

CPT 2011: 43332-43337: 6 New Codes Bring Home Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair Pay

Also get ready for 5 new/revised codes for your debridement claims If you've been frustrated by lack of code detail to capture your surgeon's work for paraesophageal hiatal hernia repair, AMA CPT Codes 2011 will change that with six new codes that debut on Jan. 1. Identify Hiatal Hernia Repair, Approach, Mesh When your surgeon performs a Nissen fundoplication or Collis Nissen repair, you couldn't additionally capture the hernia repair or mesh placement -- until now.  CPT 2011 provides six new codes to describe the details of your surgeons' paraesophageal hiatal hernia repair including fundoplication, open approach by...

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