CPT^® 00626, Under Anesthesia for Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 00626 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Anesthesia for Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord.

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The provider performs anesthesia services for a patient undergoing a procedure on the thoracic spine and cord, via an anterior transthoracic approach; utilizing 1 lung ventilation.

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