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Dive Into This Laminectomy Scenario

Published on Mon Dec 16, 2019

Question: The surgeon removed the spinous process and both lamina, then he decompressed the nerves. The surgeon focused his work on the individual vertebra and the nerve roots exiting through the foramen on either side of the vertebra. When the stenosis was relieved, the surgeon closed the incision in layers. Which CPT® code should we report for this procedure? Maine [...]
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