Probably not. Workmen's Compensation only covers injuries which are not expected to occur normally through doing your job. So for example, if your job involves heavy lifting, then since hernias are commonly caused by heavy lifting, Workmen's Compensation probably would not cover a hernia. On the other hand, let's say you don't usually do heavy lifting at work, but a filing cabinet got tipped over by your boss trying to move it, and you reached to catch it and got a hernia, then perhaps it would be covered. Make sense?
Celeoplasty or herniorrhaphy is surgical repair of a hernia.
Inguinal hernia repair is performed to close or mend the weakened abdominal wall of an inquinal hernia.
I am not so sure in UK but here is an estimate, if it is Hernia Repair Epigastric - it could cost at around $1500 - $3500 (http://www.surgerycosts.net/price.php?medical=hernia-repair-epigastric), and if it is Hernia Repair Inguinal it would cost you at around $1500 (http://www.surgerycosts.net/price.php?medical=hernia-repair-inguinal) Good Luck!
It takes about 30 to 50 minutes for a normal abdominal hernia repair. There are a few ways to correct the hernia. One is to push the hernia back into the stomach and repair the weakened tissues.
The ICD-9 code for status post hernia repair is V55.1. This code is used to indicate a history of surgery for hernia repair.
For an inguinal hernia repair, it can cost upwards of $25,000. This can vary depending on insurance, the hospital, the doctor and how bad the repair is.
I recently had surgery in July to repair an umbilical hernia only to be rushed to the hospital in October to repair 3 additional hernia's (holes). They wouldn't let me leave the hospital without the procedure. I assumed this was serious.
The CPT code for bilateral inguinal hernia repair is 49505. This code is used for the surgical procedure involving the repair of an inguinal hernia on both sides. If the repair is done using a laparoscopic approach, the code would be 49650 for bilateral laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Always verify with the latest coding guidelines to ensure accuracy.
Inguinal hernia repair for an 8-month-old male
The word root for hernia repair is "rrhaphy," derived from the Greek word "rhaphē," meaning "suture." In medical terminology, it is often combined with a prefix that indicates the specific type of hernia being repaired, such as "inguinal" for inguinal hernia repair, resulting in "inguinal herniorrhaphy." This term reflects the surgical procedure of suturing the hernia defect.
sp, usually written s/p, means "status post." It indicates that some procedure was done in the past. So "sp hernia repair" means the patient had a hernia repair in the past.
repair of a spigelian hernia. This type of hernia is in the layers of the abdominal wall, usually small, and requires repair for preventionof incarceration.