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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2011 Issue 9
You Be the Coder: Modifier 22: Capture Infection's Extra Work
Question: Our surgeons often encounter complicated recurrent ventral hernia repairs that involve infection. Can we bill for the mesh removal and new mesh placement in addition to the recurrent ventral hernia repair code?Connecticut SubscriberAnswer: Whether the mesh placement is separately chargeable depends on the surgical approach. There is no separate code for mesh removal involved in repair of a recurrent ventral hernia. Do this for open surgery: If the recurrent ventral hernia repair is open, you can bill for the repair and the new mesh placement using two separate codes. Bill for the hernia repair using one of...
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