Spine Surgeon Variation
Appendix A. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria for DRG and Procedure Codes.
MS-DRG 471-473 cervical spinal fusion
Procedure codes
o 81.01 atlas-axis fusion - excluded
o 81.02 other cervical fusion anterior column, anterior technique - included o 81.03 other cervical fusion posterior column, posterior technique - excluded o 81.31 refusion atlas-axis - excluded
o 81.32 refusion cervical anterior column, anterior technique - included o 81.33 refusion cervical posterior column, posterior technique – excluded
ICD-9 codes
o 721 – Cervical spondylosis
o 721.1 – Cervical spondylosis with myelopathy o 722 – Cervical disc displacement
o 722.4 – Cervical disc degeneration
o 722.71 – Cervical disc displacement with myelopathy o 723 – Cervical spinal stenosis
