CPT Knowledgebase - Jun 16, 2015

If a physician performs posterior interbody fusion at L4-L5 (eg, code 22630) and also places a bone graft in the lateral gutters of L4-L5 for lateral fusion (eg, code 22612 [REVISED IN 2012]), can both procedures be billed separately for the extra work involved, or is the lateral fusion inclusive of the interbody fusion?

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