2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 03.09 Other exploration and decompression of spinal canal 03.09 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 03.09 contains 21 index entries View the full Volume 3 03.* hierarchy 03.09 also known as: Decompression: laminectomy laminotomy Expansile laminoplasty Exploration of spinal nerve root Foraminotomy 03.09 excludes: drainage of spinal fluid by anastomosis (03.71-03.79) laminectomy with excision of intervertebral disc (80.51) spinal tap (03.31) that as operative approach -- omit code Index entries containing 03.09: Decompression cauda equina 03.09 laminectomy 03.09 laminotomy 03.09 spinal cord (canal) 03.09 Drainage spinal (canal) (cord) 03.09 by anastomosis -- see Shunt, spinal diagnostic 03.31 vertebral column 03.09 Exploration -- see also Incision disc space 03.09 nerve (cranial) (peripheral) NEC 04.04 root (spinal) 03.09 spinal (canal) (nerve root) 03.09 Foraminotomy 03.09 Gill operation laminectomy 03.09 Hemilaminectomy (decompression) (exploration) 03.09 Incision (and drainage) meninges (cerebral) 01.31 spinal 03.09 spinal cord 03.09 vertebral column 03.09 Laminectomy (decompression) (for exploration) 03.09 as operative approach -- omit code with excision of herniated intervertebral disc (nucleus pulposus) 80.51 excision of other intraspinal lesion (tumor) 03.4 reopening of site 03.02 Laminoplasty, expansile 03.09 Laminotomy (decompression) (for exploration) 03.09 as operative approach -- omit code reopening of site 03.02 Opening spinal dura 03.09 Operation Gill laminectomy 03.09 Rachitomy 03.09