56-year-old male patient Procedure: Spinal Fusion Description: Sam Suppers is a 56-year-old male who is seen today with a herniated disk in his lower back. He has tried conservative treatment without success and presents today for a spinal fusion. The patient is taken to the OR, prepped, draped, anesthetized, and an open posterior spinal fusion of the posterior column at L4-L5 using allograft bone grafting material was performed. The patient tolerated the procedure well and was transferred to recovery in stable condition. What is the correct ICD-10-PCS code? Hint 1: Root operation is fusion. Hint 2: Approach is open.
[Answered]: 56-year-old male patient Procedure: Spinal Fusion…
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