2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 81.38 Refusion of lumbar and lumbosacral spine, posterior technique 81.38 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 81.38 contains 8 index entries View the full Volume 3 81.* hierarchy 81.38 also known as: Arthrodesis of lumbar or lumbosacral region: posterior (interbody) technique posterolateral technique Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) Index entries containing 81.38: Bosworth operation fusion of posterior lumbar and lumbosacral spine 81.08 for pseudarthrosis 81.38 Fusion spinal (with graft) (with internal fixation) (with instrumentation) 81.00 lumbar, lumbosacral NEC 81.08 for pseudoarthrosis 81.38 posterior (interbody), posterolateral technique 81.08 for pseudarthrosis 81.38 Operation Bosworth fusion of posterior lumbar spine 81.08 for pseudarthrosis 81.38 Refusion spinal, NOS 81.30 lumbar, lumbosacral NEC 81.38 anterior (interbody), anterolateral technique 81.36 anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) 81.36 lateral transverse process technique 81.37 posterior (interbody), posterolateral technique 81.38 posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) 81.38 transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) 81.38