Neurosurgery Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Code 22630 Is Inclusive For Microdiscectomy and Facetectomy
Published on Tue Jul 17, 2012
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Code 22630 Is Inclusive For Microdiscectomy and Facetectomy
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