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    Wiki laminectomy and disectomy for spinal stenosis

    In my example the surgeon performs a posterior laminectomy and a discectomy for spinal stenosis. The code description 63047 does not mention a disectomy. The code 63030 menions a laminotomy/hemilaminectomy Would 2 codes be used: 63047 & 63030? Or only 63047 with the assumption that a...
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