abd surgeries including hernia repair

Is there ever a time when you can bill for an abdominal surgery and a hernia
repair seperately and get paid for both.

re: abd surgeries including hernia repair

Hernia repairs are reported only if it is medically necessary at a different incisional site. If, in the course of an open abdominal procedure, a hernia is repaired “on the way” to the organ system of interest, it is considered incidental and not billed separately. Policy found in the General Guidelines of National Correct Coding Policy