Ventral hernia with panniculecomy

Can you code the panniculectomy 15830 with codes 49560 & 49568?

Dec 1st, 2010 - lhudson 47

ventral hernia with panniculectomy

Yes you can if you have documentation of both in OP report that will support these procedures and you will have to append the 59 modifier on the 15830.

Dec 1st, 2010 -

Ventral hernia with panniculectomy

Yes you can code both the hernia repair and the panniculectomy.

Kim Pollock, RN, MBA, CPC
KarenZupko & Associates, Inc.
www.karenzupko.com