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22855 - Removal of anterior instrumentation

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Procedure / ServiceRemoval of anterior instrumentation
Procedure / Service Description

contiguous defect (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) - (vertebral body resection, partial or complete) defect, in conjunction with interbody arthrodesis, each contiguous defect (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 22855 Removal of anterior instrumentation 22856 Total disc arthroplasty (artificial disc), anterior approach, including discectomy with end plate preparation (includes osteophytectomy for nerve root or spinal cord decompression and microdissection); single

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