Wiki Code 22214 and 22216

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I recently billed a surgery as follows:

STAGE 1:
- T9, T10 LAMINECTOMIES
- T9-10 MEDIAL FACETECTOMIES

STAGE 2:
- POSTERIOR LATERAL FUSION L2-S1
- POSTERIOR SEGMENTAL INSTRUMENTATION L2-S1
- EXPLORATION OF FUSION L3-5
- POSTERIOR TRANSFORAMINAL INTERBODY FUSION L2-3
- POSTERIOR TRANSFORAMINAL INTERBODY FUSION L4-5
- POSTERIOR TRANSFORAMINAL INTERBODY FUSION L5-S1
- INSERTION OF INTERVERTEBRAL BIOMECHANICAL DEVICE L2-3
- INSERTION OF INTERVERTEBRAL BIOMECHANICAL DEVICE L4-5
- INSERTION OF INTERVERTEBRAL BIOMECHANICAL DEVICE L5-S1
- BILATERAL PELVIC FIXATION
- BILATERAL SACROILIAC FUSION
- REVISION L2, L3, L4, L5, S1 LAMINECTOMIES
- REVISION L2-3, L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1 MEDIAL FACETECTOMIES, FORAMINOTOMIES
- RELEASING OSTEOTOMIES BILATERAL L2-3, L3-4, L4-5, L5-S1
- USE OF AUTOGRAFT
- USE OF ALLOGRAFT
- USE OF BONE MARROW ASPIRATE

CPT CODES: 22633, 22214-51, 27280-50, 22842, 22634, 22614, 22216, 22853, 63046-59, 20936, 20930
DX: M96.0 and M48.061

Insurance is denying 22214 and 22216 stating that "This was denied because the procedure is not eligible for reimbursement with the reported diagnosis." Also denied was 22614 stating it is part of another service. Any know if this denial is true and if there is a diagnosis code that should be used for 22214 and 22216
 
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