2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 80.51 Excision of intervertebral disc Excision, in part or whole, of an intervertebral disk. The most common indication is disk displacement or herniation. In addition to standard surgical removal, it can be performed by percutaneous diskectomy (DISKECTOMY, PERCUTANEOUS) or by laparoscopic diskectomy, the former being the more common. Surgical excision of an intervertebral disc. Often performed for pain relief. 80.51 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 80.51 contains 6 index entries View the full Volume 3 80.* hierarchy 80.51 also known as: Diskectomy Removal of herniated nucleus pulposus Level: cervical thoracic lumbar (lumbosacral) That by laminotomy or hemilaminectomy That with decompression of spinal nerve root at same level Requires additional code for any concomitant decompression of spinal nerve root at different level from excision site Code also any concurrent spinal fusion (81.00 - 81.09) 80.51 excludes: that for insertion of (non-fusion) spinal disc replacement device (84.60 - 84.69) that with corpectomy, (vertebral) (80.99) Index entries containing 80.51: Destruction intervertebral disc (NOS) 80.50 herniated (nucleus pulposus) 80.51 Diskectomy (discectomy), intervertebral 80.51 with corpectomy 80.99 herniated (nucleus pulposus) 80.51 percutaneous 80.59 Excision disc, intervertebral NOS 80.50 herniated (nucleus pulposus) 80.51 other specified (diskectomy) 80.51 Laminectomy (decompression) (for exploration) 03.09 with excision of herniated intervertebral disc (nucleus pulposus) 80.51