CPT^® 63173, Under Incision Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 63173 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord.

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The provider removes the lamina portion of the vertebra as part of a procedure to drain a spinal cyst into the space between the membranes lining the abdomen or chest.

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