tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 13

READER QUESTIONS: Open to Lap Conversion Doesn't Equal V64.41

Question: The surgeon is doing an open hernia repair through a small incision. He repairs the hernia and then puts in a port using the same incision for a lap chole and repairs this as well. I usually would use the conversion to an open procedure diagnosis code V64.41. But this case isn't a conversion from lap to open, but open to lap. How do I report this type of procedure? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: In this case, you cannot separately report the hernia repair. You can't code for the repair of a hernia (an abdominal wall defect) when...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci General Surgery Coding Alert.


Leverage vital, to-the-point monthly guidance to boost your reporting accuracy and your coding know-how. We make it convenient for your team to stay informed, compliant, and profitable with a subscription to TCI’s General Surgery Coding Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1999 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci General Surgery Coding Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.