tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2000 Issue 4

Reader Question: Hernia Repair

Question: A patient has repair of recurrent right inguinal hernia and initial left inguinal hernia with no obstruction or gangrene. What diagnosis codes would you use? 550.93 (inguinal hernia, without mention of obstruction or gangrene, NOS, bilateral, recurrent) for right, 550.92 (inguinal hernia, without mention of obstruction or gangrene, NOS, bilateral [not specified as recurrent]) for left; or 550.91 (inguinal hernia, without mention of obstruction or gangrene, NOS, unilateral or unspecified, recurrent) right and 550.90 (inguinal hernia, without mention of obstruction or gangrene, NOS, unilateral or unspecified [not specified as recurrent]) for the left? They...

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