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Can this be billed even if 63047 is for posterior laminectomy? The way I am reading the OP report, it seems that decompression was achieved via a complete diskectomy. I'm thinking it is bundled into 22558. OP note is below:
"Used the C-arm to localize the level of the L3-L4 disk space make a 2 inches and half long incision get into the retroperitoneal space space. This would be done with the help of Dr. X, get into the front of the psoas muscle , retract it posteriorly and once this was done, we are able to do a complete diskectomy removing entirely the disc L3/L4 back to the PLL. Doinf so we achieve an excellent decompression of the 3/4 interspace. We shall then be able to size the structural allograft one to insert."
"Used the C-arm to localize the level of the L3-L4 disk space make a 2 inches and half long incision get into the retroperitoneal space space. This would be done with the help of Dr. X, get into the front of the psoas muscle , retract it posteriorly and once this was done, we are able to do a complete diskectomy removing entirely the disc L3/L4 back to the PLL. Doinf so we achieve an excellent decompression of the 3/4 interspace. We shall then be able to size the structural allograft one to insert."