CPT^® 22224, Under Osteotomy Procedures on the Spine (Vertebral Column)

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 22224 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 in the spine, to remove portions of the bone, changing the alignment of the spine. He excises the disk material adjoining the vertebra. This corrects an abnormal curvature in the lumbar spine, or lower back.

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