Repair of groin hernia patient age 5 years or older

CPT Code: 49505

This estimate is for a typical 1-day episode of care. The estimate includes related medical services the day of the surgery, such as anesthesia, administered medications, and medical and surgical supplies. The services may be provided by a variety of doctors and facilities. The estimate is attributed to the facility that was paid the most, usually the one where the surgery took place.

General surgery can be identified by many CPT codes that have small variations from each other. For this procedure, episodes are identified by one of the following CPT codes: 49505 or 49507. The Methodology for Reporting Bundled Episodes of Care details the complete list of codes included in this bundled episode.

Sometimes one type of general surgery can be identified by many CPT codes that have small variations from each other, for example, whether or not a biopsy is taken. For this procedure, episodes are identified by one of the following CPT codes: 49505, 49507

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