Recovery in 1-2 weeks instead of 4-6 weeks, so a faster return to work. Less damage to surrounding tissue. Smaller scars. Being a candidate for robotic hernia surgery is dependent on the size of the hernia and your general health.
There are several categories of CPT codes, including: 3
CPT® lists only three codes for laparoscopic hernia repair, including two codes for inguinal hernia repair (49650, any initial repair and 49561, all recurrent repairs) and a single unlisted-procedure code, 49659, to cover laparoscopic repairs of all other hernia types, regardless of patient age or initial/recurrent,
The soft tissues get bulged out of the abdomen and then these tissues are removed again and again. The CPT code used for recurrent inguinal hernia repair is 49561.
The code for the robotic assistance is 8E0W4CZ. The sixth character value of C identifies that the method of the procedure was via robotic assistance.
2022 ICD-10-PCS Procedure Code 0WQF0ZZ: Repair Abdominal Wall, Open Approach.
53.9 Other hernia repair - ICD-9-CM Vol.
ICD-10 code K43. 9 for Ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .
ICD-10 code K40 for Inguinal hernia is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .
ICD-10-PCS will be the official system of assigning codes to procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States. ICD-10-PCS codes will support data collection, payment and electronic health records. ICD-10-PCS is a medical classification coding system for procedural codes.
9 for Unspecified abdominal hernia without obstruction or gangrene is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the digestive system .
ICD-10 code: K40. 90 Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene Not specified as recurrent hernia.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene, recurrent K40. 91.
The goal of ventral hernia surgery is to repair the hole/defect in the abdominal wall so that the intestine and other abdominal tissue cannot bulge through the wall again. The surgery often restores the tone and shape of the abdominal wall by repairing the hole and bringing the muscles back to their normal position.
Hernia repairCPT codeDescriptor49560Repair initial incisional or ventral hernia; reducible49561Repair initial incisional or ventral hernia; incarcerated or strangulated49565Repair recurrent incisional or ventral hernia; reducible49566Repair recurrent incisional or ventral hernia; incarcerated or strangulated39 more rows•Apr 1, 2017
ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on specified body systems Z48. 81.
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.
Since there is no separate code for implanted mesh removal, use unlisted procedure code 49999 Unlisted procedure, abdomen, peritoneum and omentum to report the service.
If mesh implantation is performed with any other open hernia repair (inguinal, epigastric, umbilical, femoral), do not report +49568 because those codes include mesh placement. Mesh is also included as a part of laparoscopic repair. Do not report +49568 with laparoscopic repair codes 49652–49657.
Surgery is directed at permanently closing off the orifice through which the abdominal contents protrude, after returning them to the abdominal cavity. Usually, an incision is made over the hernia and the hernia sac is dissected from any surrounding structures.
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, but if the defect is large enough, the hernia sac can contain abdominal contents, typically part of the intestine.
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.
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.
A transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap is used to reconstruct the breast, typically after mastectomy for cancer or other disorders. A section of skin, fascia and muscle are harvested from the lower abdomen and, while still maintaining an attachment to the lower abdomen for blood supply, advanced into place over the breast area to create a new breast mound. For reinforcement, mesh is often separately placed at the defect in the lower abdominal wall where the muscle was harvested.
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. Abdominal wall repair is not coded separately when an associated procedure is performed on an internal organ because procedural steps necessary to close an operative site are considered integral.1
Omental, intestinal, and other abdominal adhesions may be found and lysed during hernia repair, particularly for incarcerated hernias. Lysis is typically not coded separately because it is considered an integral procedural step necessary to reach the operative site. As an exception, lysis of adhesions can be coded separately when the surgeon clearly documents its clinical significance in the operative repair, for example, if the adhesions are extensive and require tedious lysis.