A 35-year-old patient is brought to the operating room for an outpatient surgery for a hiatal hernia repair. The surgeon is able to repair the hernia laparoscopically by placing sutures in the crus diaphragmatic muscles below the esophagus and bringing them together to close the hiatal hernia. The anterior and posterior walls of the fundus are wrapped and stitched around the esophagus to complete the procedure. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for this procedure:

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The correct CPT code for a laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair with fundoplasty (wrapping of the fundus around the esophagus) is 43281. The ICD-10-CM code K44.9 represents a hiatal hernia without obstruction or gangrene, which is appropriate for this scenario as the specific type of hiatal hernia is not mentioned.

A 35-Year-Old Patient Is Brought to the Operating Room for an Outpatient