 2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 81.3
- Refusion of spine
- 81.3 is a non-specific code that should not be used to specify a procedure
- View the full ICD-9-CM Volume 3 81.* hierarchy
Code also any insertion of interbody spinal fusion device (84.51) - any insertion of recombinant bone morphogenetic protein (84.52)
- any synchronous excision of (locally) harvested bone for graft (77.70-77.79)
- the total number of vertebrae fused (81.62-81.64)
81.3 includes: - arthrodesis of spine with:
- bone graft
- internal fixation
- correction of pseudarthrosis of spine
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