OHIP Billing Codes

Specialty: Anterior Spinal Decompression

Code Description Fee
N500 Cervical - Disc excision (one level) 918
N501 Cervical - Vertebrectomy (removal of vertebral body and excision of adjacent discs) 1100.4
N502 Thoracic - includes thoracotomy - Disc excision (one level) 1530
N503 Thoracic - includes thoracotomy - Vertebrectomy (removal of vertebral body and excision of adjacent discs) 1836
N504 Thoracic - thoracotomy by separate surgeon - Disc excision (one level) 1122
N505 Thoracic - thoracotomy by separate surgeon - Vertebrectomy (removal of vertebral body and excision of adjacent discs) 1428
N506 Lumbar - includes laparotomy/retroperitoneal approach - Disc excision (one level) 1224
N507 Lumbar - includes laparotomy/retroperitoneal approach - Vertebrectomy (removal of vertebral body and excision of adjacent discs) 1734
N508 Lumbar - laparotomy/retroperitoneal approach by separate surgeon - Disc excision (one level) 918
N569 Cervical - Anterior cervical decompression by intraoral approach 1442.95

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N579 Lumbar - laparotomy/retroperitoneal approach by separate surgeon - Vertebrectomy (removal of vertebral body and excision of adjacent discs) 1428

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