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E725A — Recurrent hernia repair (add-on)

Recurrent hernia add-on

Add to a hernia repair when the hernia is recurrent, for any hernia type except oesophageal.

Watch for: Not for oesophageal hernias; an inguinal hernia repaired more than twice before uses E726.

Code

E725A

Description

Recurrent hernia repair (add-on)

FHO+ basket

Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).

Effective date

Apr 1, 2026

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Add-on to a hernia repair when the hernia is recurrent, for any type of hernia except oesophageal. Adds 4 surgical assistant basic units.

What it covers

E725 is listed at the head of the Herniotomy codes as an add-on for a recurrent hernia, all types of hernia except oesophageal. It is billed with the code for the repair, such as S323 (inguinal or femoral, adolescents and adults) or S340/S344 (ventral or incisional) (S37).

The listing also adds 4 surgical assistant basic units (S37). The surgical fee covers preparing the patient, the operation, recovery-room care and follow-up until the first post-operative visit; it doesn't include the major pre-operative visit where the decision to operate was made (SP1–SP2, GP4).

Billing rules

• Only for a recurrent hernia, and not for an oesophageal hernia (S37).
• For an inguinal hernia repaired more than twice before, E726 (repeat recurrent inguinal hernia) is listed to S322, S323, S326, S329 or S330 (S37–S38).
• E676 can be added (E676A +25% surgeon, E676B +6 assistant units) once per patient per physician when the BMI over 40 is recorded in the chart and the surgery is under general anaesthesia; E725 is on the E676 list (SP6–SP7).
• Marked '#': the fee doesn't include premises, equipment, supplies or staff, which are funded by the hospital budget or ICHSC facility costs; patients can't be charged for them (GP13).

Often billed with

• S323 inguinal or femoral hernia repair, adolescents and adults (S37).
• S340 ventral or incisional hernia repair (S37).
• G224 when you give a post-operative pain block lasting more than 4 hours yourself (GP100–GP101, J72).
• A034 General Surgery partial assessment, or A035 consultation, at the major pre-operative visit, which the surgical fee doesn't include (SP2, A107).

Related codes: E726, S323, S340, S344, S329, S322, S326

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Digestive System Surgical Procedures, Abdomen, Peritoneum and Omentum — Herniotomy, page S37 (E726 S37–S38); Surgical Preamble SP1–SP2, SP6–SP7

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