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22224 - lumbar

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Procedure / Servicelumbar
Procedure / Service Description

pedicle/vertebral body subtraction); each additional vertebral segment (List separately in - 22222 thoracic Osteotomy of spine, including discectomy, anterior approach, single vertebral segment; 22224 lumbar Osteotomy of spine, including discectomy, anterior approach, single vertebral segment; each 22226 additional vertebral segment (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

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