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63048 - Laminectomy, facetectomy and foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord

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Procedure / ServiceLaminectomy, facetectomy and foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord
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additional lumbar interspace (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) - 63047 Laminectomy, facetectomy and foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord, cauda equina and/or nerve root[s], [eg, spinal or lateral recess stenosis]), single vertebral segment; lumbar 63048 Laminectomy, facetectomy and foraminotomy (unilateral or bilateral with decompression of spinal cord, cauda equina and/or nerve root[s], [eg, spinal or lateral recess stenosis]), single vertebral segment; each additional segment, cervical, thoracic, or lu

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