Table 1. ICD-9 and CPT Codes Used to Identify Patients With Inguinal Hernia Repair.
| Code | Definition |
|---|---|
| ICD-9 code | |
| 17.1 | Laparoscopic unilateral repair of inguinal hernia |
| 17.11 | Laparoscopic repair of direct inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis |
| 17.12 | Laparoscopic repair of indirect inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis |
| 17.13 | Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis, NOS |
| 53 | Other unilateral repair of inguinal hernia |
| 53 | Unilateral repair of inguinal hernia, not otherwise specified |
| 53.01 | Other and open repair of direct inguinal hernia, unilateral |
| 53.02 | Other and open repair of indirect inguinal hernia, unilateral |
| 53.03 | Other and open repair of direct inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis, unilateral |
| 53.04 | Other and open repair of indirect inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis, unilateral |
| 53.05 | Repair of inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis, NOS, unilateral |
| 53.1 | Other bilateral repair of inguinal hernia |
| 53.1 | Bilateral repair of inguinal hernia, not otherwise specified |
| 53.11 | Other and open bilateral repair of direct inguinal hernia |
| 53.12 | Other and open bilateral repair of indirect inguinal hernia |
| 53.13 | Other and open bilateral repair inguinal hernia, 1 direct and 1 indirect |
| 53.14 | Other and open bilateral repair of direct inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis |
| 53.15 | Other and open bilateral repair of indirect inguinal hernia with graft or prosthesis |
| 53.16 | Other and open bilateral repair inguinal hernia, one direct and one indirect, graft or prosthesis |
| 53.17 | Bilateral inguinal hernia repair with graft or prosthesis, not otherwise specified |
| 550 | Inguinal hernia |
| 550 | Inguinal hernia with gangrene |
| 550.1 | Inguinal hernia with obstruction without mention of gangrene |
| 550.9 | Inguinal hernia without mention of obstruction or gangrene |
| CPT code | |
| 49505 | Repair initial inguinal hernia age ≥5 reducible |
| 49507 | Repair initial inguinal hernia age ≥5 incarcerated/strangulated |
| 49520 | Repair recurrent inguinal hernia, any age, reducible |
| 49521 | Repair recurrent inguinal hernia incarcerated/strangulated |
| 49525 | Repair inguinal hernia, sliding, any age |
| 49650 | Laparoscopy, surgical; repair initial inguinal hernia |
| 49651 | Laparoscopy, surgical; repair recurrent inguinal hernia |
Abbreviations: CPT, Current Procedural Terminology; ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision; NOS, not otherwise specified.