CPT Knowledgebase - Nov 25, 2019

What is the appropriate code to report a minimally invasive surgical (MIS) laminectomy that consists of right L5-S1 interpedicular facetectomy and foraminotomy? Using a high-speed drill, the L5-S1 facet was drilled out from the pedicle of L5 above to S1 below. Next, the L5 nerve root in the foramen and the lateral recess were exposed. Once the bone was sufficiently thinned down, the remaining facet was removed with rongeurs, thus decompressing the neural elements.

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