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63003 - Laminectomy with exploration and/or decompression of spinal cord and/or cauda equina, without

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Procedure / ServiceLaminectomy with exploration and/or decompression of spinal cord and/or cauda equina, without
Procedure / Service Description

Implantation, revision or repositioning of tunneled intrathecal or epidural catheter, for long-term medication - 63001 Laminectomy with exploration and/or decompression of spinal cord and/or cauda equina, without facetectomy, foraminotomy or discectomy (eg, spinal stenosis), 1 or 2 vertebral segments; cervical 63003 Laminectomy with exploration and/or decompression of spinal cord and/or cauda equina, without facetectomy, foraminotomy or discectomy (eg, spinal stenosis), 1 or 2 vertebral segments; thoracic 63005 Laminectomy with exploration and/or decompression of spinal cord and/or cauda equina, without

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