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22551 - Surgical - Spine Arthrodesis, anterior interbody, including disc space preparation

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Procedure / ServiceSurgical - Spine Arthrodesis, anterior interbody, including disc space preparation
Procedure / Service Description

thoracic or lumbar, each additional vertebral segment (List - (atlas-axis), with or without excision of odontoid process Surgical - Spine 22551 Arthrodesis, anterior interbody, including disc space preparation, discectomy, osteophytectomy and decompression of spinal cord

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