When a laminectomy and arthrodesis are both performed during the same session, the coder must code:
A) only the laminectomy.
B) only the arthrodesis.
C) both the laminectomy and the arthrodesis.
D) both the laminectomy and the arthrodesis with modifier 51 appended to the arthrodesis.
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