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63170 - Laminectomy with myelotomy (eg, Bischof or DREZ type), cervical, thoracic, or thoracolumbar

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Procedure / ServiceLaminectomy with myelotomy (eg, Bischof or DREZ type), cervical, thoracic, or thoracolumbar
Procedure / Service Description

each additional segment (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) - decompression of spinal cord and/or nerve root(s) (eg, for tumor or retropulsed bone fragments); lumbar, single segment 63170 Laminectomy with myelotomy (eg, Bischof or DREZ type), cervical, thoracic, or thoracolumbar 63172 Laminectomy with drainage of intramedullary cyst/syrinx; to subarachnoid space 63173 Laminectomy with drainage of intramedullary cyst/syrinx; to peritoneal or pleural space

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