dx code for left inguinal hernia
SuperCoder Posted 3 years ago. Yes, as two different types of hernia repair are done on inguinal region for both left and right, you should not use bilateral code with single Dx as two repairs are not the same.For incarcerated, irreducibility, or stangulation, you should use 550.10 and for reducible, 550.90.es, as two different types of hernia repair are done on inguinal region for both left and right, you should not use bilateral code with single Dx as two repairs are not the same.