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What is the cpt code for a repair of a recurrent reducible incisional hernia?
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What is the cpt code used for Surgical repair of reducible inguinal hernia of a 4-month old male initial repair?
49582
What is cpt code for repair recurrent inguinal hernia?
Initial inguinal hernia laparoscopic surgical repair cpt code is 49650 with icd 9 of 550.93
What does CPT 49651-50 stand for?
Laparoscopic recurrent bilateral inguinal hernia repair with implantation of mesh.
How is an incisional hernia repair done?
Incisional hernias occur most frequently at the site of a scar from earlier abdominal surgery. Once again, the abdomen is opened and the intestines returned to their proper place. The area is reinforced with mesh, and the abdominal wall is.
What does the effectiveness of surgical repair of an incisional hernia depend in part on?
reducing or eliminating tension at the surgical wound. The tension-free method used by many medical centers and preferred by surgeons who specialize in hernia repair involves the permanent placement of surgical (prosthetic) steel or polypropylene mesh
What surgical approaches are used to treat incisional hernias?
either a laparoscopic incisional herniorrhaphy, which uses small incisions and a tube-like instrument with a camera attached to its tip; or a conventional open repair procedure, which accesses the hernia through a larger abdominal incision
Is it normal to have groin pain 3 months after hernia operation?
i had mine 3 weeks ago today and it still hurts
What is involved in hernia repair surgery?
Hernias occur when a weakness in the wall of the abdomen allows an organ, usually the intestines, to bulge out of place. Hernias may result from a genetic predisposition toward this weakness. They can also be the result of weakening the muscle.
What is the medical term meaning suture of a defect in a muscular wall such as the repair of a hernia?
Celeoplasty or herniorrhaphy is surgical repair of a hernia.
What is the purpose of inguinal hernia repair?
Inguinal hernia repair is performed to close or mend the weakened abdominal wall of an inquinal hernia.
What is Repair recurrent incarcerated Inguinal hernia with mesh?
This is a surgical procedure for an inguinal hernia that has protruded through the same area more than once and needs a mesh (net-like material) to hold the muscles together so the hernia will not protrude through again. Incarcerated means imprisoned wand in the case of a hernia it means it is "out" of where it is supposed to be and will not go back without surgery.
What is the purpose of an incisional hernia repair?
performed to correct a weakened area that has developed in the scarred muscle tissue around a prior abdominal surgical incision, occurring as a result of tension (pulling in opposite directions) created when the incision was closed with sutures
