Small bowel obstruction secondary to dense adhesive band causing an internal hernia.

OP NOTE Findings: 
Small bowel obstruction secondary to dense adhesive band causing an internal hernia.  In addition, there was a nest of small bowel distal to the obstruction with extensive interloop adhesions notable for significant luminal narrowing.

Procedures done:  Lysis of adhesion, Reduction of internal hernia, segmental small bowel resection at the site of the luminal narrowing. 

Recommended Codes? 
Would you code
1.  Internal hernia w/ obstruction. or
2.  Is it included or inherent in the adhesion w/ obstruction code, or
3.  Can you code both?  


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