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63016 - 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
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equina and nerve roots for spondylolisthesis, lumbar (Gill type procedure) - 63015 Laminectomy with exploration and/or decompression of spinal cord and/or cauda equina, without facetectomy, foraminotomy or discectomy (eg, spinal stenosis), more than 2 vertebral segments; cervical 63016 Laminectomy with exploration and/or decompression of spinal cord and/or cauda equina, without facetectomy, foraminotomy or discectomy (eg, spinal stenosis), more than 2 vertebral segments; thoracic 63017 Laminectomy with exploration and/or decompression of spinal cord and/or cauda equina, without

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