AMA CPT® Assistant - 2009 Issue 1 (January)
Surgery: Digestive System (January 2009)
January 2009 page 7b Surgery: Digestive System, 49659 (Q&A) Question: What is the correct code for laparoscopic repair of an initial, incarcerated, inguinal hernia? Answer: Code 49659, Unlisted laparoscopy, procedure, hernioplasty, herniorrhaphy, herniotomy, is the appropriate code to report. If a laparoscopic procedure is performed but no CPT code accurately describes the laparoscopic procedure, the corresponding open procedure code should not be reported. An open procedure code should never be reported to describe a procedure that was performed laparoscopically. When an unlisted code is reported to describe a procedure or service, it will be necessary to submit supporting...
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