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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 3
3 Questions Determine Which New Code to Use
1. What is the location? For all hernia repairs, you must know what type of hernia (such as inguinal, femoral, incisional, etc.) the surgeon treats.
2. Is it reducible? The contents of a reducible hernia can be pushed back through the fascial defect. In contrast, the contents of an incarcerated or strangulated hernia are trapped in the hernia sac and cannot be pushed back through the
fascial defect.
3. Initial or recurrent? In other words, is this the firrst repair at this location, or does the surgeon have.
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