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Billing code

E764A

Umbilical hernia with other surgery

Add for repairing a pre-existing umbilical hernia during other abdominal surgery.

Watch for: The hernia must be documented in the chart before the service; with panniculectomy, bill E748 instead.

Code

E764A

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 for repairing a pre-existing umbilical hernia during other abdominal surgery.

What it covers

E764 is umbilical hernia repair done in conjunction with other abdominal surgery, payable as an add-on to that surgery (S37).

When the umbilical hernia repair is the main operation, bill S332 (adolescent or adult) or S333 (child) instead (S37).

Billing rules

• Only payable for a pre-existing umbilical hernia documented in the patient's permanent medical record before the service (S37).
• Add to the other abdominal surgery done at the same time (S37).
• With a panniculectomy, umbilical hernia repair is E748 to S318 instead (S36).
• E764 is on the list of procedures that take the E676 morbid obesity premium (SP6).

Often billed with

• Abdominal operations such as S167, S166 or S287 (S37).

Related codes: S332, S333, E748, S318, S344

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Digestive System Surgical Procedures, Abdomen, Peritoneum and Omentum, page S37.

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