CPT® 63303, Under Excision, Anterior or Anterolateral Approach, Intraspinal Lesion Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 63303 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision, Anterior or Anterolateral Approach, Intraspinal Lesion Procedures on the Spine and Spinal Cord.

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Summary

The provider uses a transperitoneal (through the interior lining of the abdomen) or retroperitoneal (anterolateral) approach to perform a partial or complete excision of the main body of a single vertebra, one of the interlocking bones of the back, to remove an extradural lesion within the lumbar or sacral spine.

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