A patient needs to have a lumbar laminectomy without discectomy. Which code is correct for this procedure?

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63005 is the correct code for lumbar laminectomy except when done for spondylolisthesis.
Code 63001 is incorrect because this code is for cervical laminectomy. Code 63003 is incorrect because this is for thoracic laminectomy and code 63011 is incorrect because it is for sacral laminectomy.

A Patient Needs to Have a Lumbar Laminectomy Without Discectomy