CPT UMBLICAL HERNIA REPAIR And ICD Codes
CPT Code | CPT Description | ICD -9 Procedure |
49495 | Repair initial inguinal hernia, under ag ... | 5300 |
49496 | incarcerated or strangulated | 5300 |
49500 | Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 6 mo ... | 5300 |
49501 | incarcerated or strangulated | 5300 |
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K43.9. Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Billable/Specific Code. Applicable To. Epigastric hernia. Ventral hernia NOS. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K43.7 [convert to ICD …
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K46.1 [convert to ICD-9-CM] Unspecified abdominal hernia with gangrene. Abdominal hernia with gangrene; Hernia, with gangrene; Intra-abdominal gangrenous hernia; Intraabdominal hernia with gangrene; Any condition listed under K46 specified as gangrenous. ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K46.1.
53.51 Incisional hernia repair convert 53.51 to ICD-10-PCS; 53.59 Repair of other hernia of anterior abdominal wall convert 53.59 to ICD-10-PCS; 53.6 Repair Of Other Hernia Of Anterior Abdominal Wall With Graft Or Prosthesis; 53.61 Other open incisional hernia repair with graft or prosthesis convert 53.61 to ICD-10-PCS; 53.62 Laparoscopic incisional hernia repair with graft …
K40.2 Bilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene. K40.20 …… not specified as recurrent; K40.21 …… recurrent; K40.3 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene. K40.30 …… not specified as recurrent; K40.31 …… recurrent; K40.4 Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene. K40.40 …… not specified as recurrent
An abdominal hernia with an external bulge in the groin region. It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring. Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the abdominal wall (transversalis fascia) in hesselbach's triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and ...
It can be classified by the location of herniation. Indirect inguinal hernias occur through the internal inguinal ring. Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the abdominal wall (transversalis fascia) in hesselbach's triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and young adults; the latter in adults.
Direct inguinal hernias occur through defects in the abdominal wall (transversalis fascia) in hesselbach's triangle. The former type is commonly seen in children and young adults; the latter in adults.
In general, abdominal wall repair uses the same coding principles and the same code values as hernia repair. An abdominal wall repair is differentiated from a hernia repair by the ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes, not necessarily by the ICD-10-PCS procedure codes.
For hernia repair without mesh, Z-No Device is used. For hernia repair with mesh, mesh is considered a device. There are three types of mesh: 1) Most mesh is made of synthetic materials such as polypropylene, polyester, and PTFE; 2) Some mesh is bioengineered from donated human tissue, such as from cadavers, and; 3) Some mesh is bioengineered from animal tissue such as bovine and porcine tissue (eg, PermacolTM Surgical Implant). Although there are three types of mesh, there are currently only two options for the device value. Synthetic meshes use J-Synthetic Substitute. Meshes made of either human and animal tissues currently use K-Nonautologous Tissue.5
There is a separate, specific code — 49525 Repair inguinal hernia, sliding, any age — for the repair of a reducible, sliding inguinal hernia. If the hernia is incarcerated or strangulated, however, 49525 does not apply. Instead, you would revert to 49496, 49501, 49507, or 49521, as appropriate. 8.
Differentiate hernia types and surgical approaches for improved medical coding. A hernia occurs when tissue or an organ pushes through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides. This abnormal protrusion occurs due to a weak spot in the surrounding muscle or connective tissue (fascia). In some cases, only an empty sac protrudes through, ...
Sometimes, they require surgery to prevent life-threatening complications. Although there are many approaches to surgical hernia repairing, they share a common theme. Surgery is directed at permanently closing off the orifice through which the abdominal contents protrude, after returning them to the abdominal cavity.
The contents are examined for viability and returned to their original site, if appropriate. Depending on the size of the hernia sac, it may be ligated and resected.
Depending on the size of the hernia sac, it may be ligated and resected. The muscle tissue is repaired, and the incision is closed. A mesh or other prosthesis may be used for reinforcement of the muscle wall. There are many types of hernias.
Inguinal: occurs when abdominal contents, such as fatty or intestinal tissue, bulge through a weak area in the inner groin muscle of the lower abdominal wall at the inguinal canal. This is the most common type of hernia, accounting for 75 percent of all hernias.
When the contents of the hernia sac return to their normal location spontaneously or by gentle manipulation, the hernia is considered reducible. While moving the contents may make the hernia appear smaller or disappear, the weakened tissue still needs to be repaired to avoid recurrence of the hernia.