CPT^® 22206, Under Osteotomy Procedures on the Spine (Vertebral Column)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 22206 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Osteotomy Procedures on the Spine (Vertebral Column).

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A provider excises portions of a thoracic vertebra, one of the interlocking bones in the upper back, to correct kyphosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine. He performs the bony excision, or osteotomy, in a three column approach, removing bone from the back and both sides, or columns, of the vertebra.

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