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Neurosurgery Coding Alert

Refresh Your Disc Procedure Term Knowledge

Published on Mon Dec 30, 2013

To code your r herniated disc procedures accurately, keep this terms list handy. Laminotomy (Hemilaminectomy): This is a procedure to remove the mid-portion of a lamina of the vertebral arch, i.e. the upper and lower portions of adjacent laminae (laminae on either side of a vertebral interspace). This helps to decompress the corresponding spinal cord and/or spinal nerve root. When [...]
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