Appendix A - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Lumbar-specific ICD-9-CM procedure codes, requiring no specific diagnosis code. A case with a code from Table 2 is always “definite” (unless excluded by Table 1). ICD-9-CM Procedure Code Description Fusion. 81.06 Lumbar spinal fusion 81.07 Lumbosacral spinal fusion 81.08 Refusion of spine (coding specified lumbar spine as of mid-late 1990s) ................
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