CPT^® 22208, Under Osteotomy Procedures on the Spine (Vertebral Column)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 22208 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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The provider incises a vertebra, one of the interlocking bones of the spine, in three areas and removes a wedge of bone to change the alignment of the spinal column. This corrects an abnormal curvature in the neck or back. He performs this procedure on an additional vertebral segment.

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