COMMON CODING SCENARIOS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SPINE …

ent desiccation, fibrosis, narrowing of the disc space, diffuse bulging of the anulus beyond the disc space, ex-tensive fissuring (i.e., numerous anular tears), and muci-Table 1. General Classification of Disc Lesions* c Normal (excluding aging changes) c Congenital/developmental variant c Degenerative/traumatic lesion Anular tear Herniation ................
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