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63172 - Laminectomy with drainage of intramedullary cyst/syrinx; to subarachnoid space

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Procedure / ServiceLaminectomy with drainage of intramedullary cyst/syrinx; to subarachnoid space
Procedure / Service Description

each additional segment (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) - 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 63185 Laminectomy with rhizotomy; 1 or 2 segments

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