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What hernia repair codes can be reported with add-on code 49568?

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This is a multiple choice question. The multiple choices are as follows;

a.49555-49557

b.49654-49659

c.49560-49566

d.49570-49572

Answer is C

Using CPT codebook for 49568, under code 49568, the parenthetical instructions states that coders should report +49568 in conjunction with (49560, 49561, 49565, 49566) when the surgeon repairs a ventral hernia or a incisional.


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