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laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia
CPT® book has this exercise on pg. 305. I made several attempt to find information if this is a reducible or not.
In the book page 127. Reducible means protruding organs can be returned to normal position by surgical manipulation
Incarcerated means can not be reduced without surgical intervention.
The exercise is saying that a scalpel was used along with dissecting forceps to take down the adhesions, primarily involving omentum, these were all removed.
re: laparoscopic repair of ventral hernia
CPT® 49652
OR
CPT® 49653
The above mentioned CPT® codes will be the correct answer .
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