tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2024 Issue Q2

Hernia Coding Review: Refine Your Hernia Repair Coding With These Scenarios

Hernia location is key to coding claims correctly. Hernia repairs are commonly performed in any general surgery practice or department, but coding these surgeries can be challenging. So, to make things simpler, we’ve put together three hernia repair-specific scenarios to help you secure reimbursement for these commonplace procedures. Read on to sharpen your hernia coding skills. Scenario #1: An adult patient presented for left inguinal hernia repair. The patient was taken to the operating room where a left groin incision was made. Dissection was carried down through Scarpa’s fascia to the external oblique fascia, which was opened...

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