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2008 ICD-9-CM Procedure 87.21

Contrast myelogram
  • (MY-eh-lo-gram) An x-ray of the spinal cord after an injection of dye into the space between the lining of the spinal cord and brain.
  • X-ray visualization of the spinal cord following injection of contrast medium into the spinal arachnoid space.
  • 87.21 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure
  • 87.21 contains 5 index entries
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Index entries containing 87.21:

Discogram, diskogram 87.21
    Injection (into) (hypodermically) (intramuscularly) (intravenously) (acting locally or systemically)
    • spinal (canal) NEC 03.92
      • contrast material (for myelogram) 87.21
      Myelogram, myelography (air) (gas) 87.21Radiography (diagnostic) NEC 88.39
      • contrast (air) (gas) (radio-opaque substance) NEC
        • intervertebral disc(s) 87.21
          • spinal disc(s) 87.21