CPT Codes For Anterior Or Anterolateral Approach For Extradural Exploration/Decompression Procedures On The Spine And Spinal Cord

Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for anterior or anterolateral approaches for extradural exploration/decompression procedures on the spine and spinal cord.

CPT Code 63075

CPT 63075 describes a discectomy of a single interspace in the cervical region, with spinal cord and/or nerve root(s) decompression, including osteophytectomy.

CPT Code 63077

CPT 63077 describes a discectomy, anterior, with decompression of the spinal cord and/or nerve root(s), including osteophytectomy, in a single thoracic interspace.

CPT Code 63081

CPT 63081 describes a partial or complete vertebral corpectomy with an anterior approach involving spinal cord decompression and/or nerve root(s) in a single cervical segment.

CPT Code 63085

CPT 63085 describes a transthoracic approach with partial or complete vertebral corpectomy (vertebral body resection) to decompress the spinal cord and nerve root(s) in a single thoracic segment.

CPT Code 63087

CPT 63087 describes a single-segment vertebral corpectomy (vertebral body resection), partial or complete, combined with a thoracolumbar approach and decompression of the spinal cord, cauda equina, or nerve root(s) in the lower thoracic or lumbar region.

CPT Code 63090

CPT 63090 describes a single-segment vertebral corpectomy (vertebral body resection), partial or complete, transperitoneal or retroperitoneal approach with spinal cord decompression, cauda equina or nerve root(s), lower thoracic, lumbar, or sacral.

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